真理

zhēnlǐ

noun HSK 5 #5,085

Meanings

True principle — universal truth.

Shíjiàn shì jiǎnyàn zhēnlǐ de wéiyī biāozhǔn.

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

Zhēnlǐ wǎngwǎng zhǎngwò zài shǎoshù rén shǒu zhōng.

Truth is often in the hands of the few.

Tā yīshēng dōu zài zhuīqiú zhēnlǐ.

He spent his whole life pursuing truth.

usage

真理 is a weighty, philosophical word. For everyday 'truth' (as in 'the real facts'), use 真相 (zhēnxiàng) or 事实 (shìshí) instead.

真 zhēn

理 lǐ