论理

論理
lùnlǐ
adverb #44,862

Meanings

  1. 1 normally
  2. 2 by rights
  3. 3 as things should be
  4. 4 to argue a point
  5. 5 logic (older usage)

Examples

Lùnlǐ tā jīntiān jiù gāi dào le, zěnme hái méi xiāoxi?
By rights he should have arrived today — why is there still no word?
Tā xǐhuān hé biérén lùnlǐ, cóng bù qīngyì ràngbù.
He likes to argue points with people and never gives in easily.

Tips

usage
Most often adverbial: 论理() 'by rights, normally'. The 'logic' sense is older — modern Chinese uses 逻辑 (luóji) for the discipline. As a verb (to argue, reason out something), 论理 is also a bit literary.

Stroke Order

lùn