推理

tuīlǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #8,609

Meanings

1 to reason
2 to deduce
3 reasoning; inference

Characters

to push; to deduce

reason; logic; principle

Examples

HSK 4

这部推理小说很好看。

Zhèbù tuīlǐ xiǎoshuō hěn hǎokàn.

This detective novel is very good.

HSK 5

他很擅长逻辑推理。

Tā hěn shàncháng luóji tuīlǐ.

He is very good at logical reasoning.

Tips

usage

推理 is used both as a verb ('to reason') and as a modifier, especially in 推理小说 (detective/mystery novel) and 推理剧 (mystery drama).

Stroke Order

推 tuī

理 lǐ