讲理

講理

jiǎnglǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #17,294

Meanings

1 to reason with someone
2 to talk sense
3 to be reasonable

Characters

to speak; to explain

Examples

HSK 5

你跟他讲理没有用，他根本不听。

Nǐ gēn tā jiǎnglǐ méiyǒu yòng, tā gēnběn bù tīng.

There's no point reasoning with him, he won't listen at all.

HSK 5

这个人不讲理，别跟他争了。

Zhège rén bù jiǎnglǐ, bié gēn tā zhēng le.

This person is unreasonable, don't argue with him.

Tips

usage

Often used in the negative: 不讲理 (unreasonable). 蛮不讲理 is a common idiom meaning 'completely unreasonable'.

Stroke Order

讲 jiǎng

理 lǐ