说理 說理
说理 說理 shuō lǐ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˇ syut3 lei5
- to reason
- to argue logically
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说 說
- 传说 傳說 chuán shuō ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄛ cyun4 syut3 legend; folk tale
- 再说 再說 zài shuō ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ zoi3 syut3 to say again
- 别说 別說 bié shuō ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bit6 seoi3 to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 劝说 勸說 quàn shuō ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ hyun3 syut3 to persuade
- 好说 好說 hǎo shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 easy to deal with; not a problem
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- 学说 學說 xué shuō ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨㄛ hok6 syut3 theory
- 小说 小說 xiǎo shuō ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ siu2 syut3 novel
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 据说 據說 jù shuō ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄨㄛ geoi3 syut3 it is said that; reportedly
- 演说 演說 yǎn shuō ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jin2 syut3 speech
- 听说 聽說 tīng shuō ㄊㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄛ ting1 syut3 to hear (sth said)
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 解说 解說 jiě shuō ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕㄨㄛ gaai2 syut3 to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
- 诉说 訴說 sù shuō ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ sou3 syut3 to recount
- 说情 說情 shuō qíng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄥˊ syut3 cing4 to intercede
- 说明 說明 shuō míng ㄕㄨㄛ ㄇㄧㄥˊ syut3 ming4 to explain
- 说服 說服 shuō fú ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ seoi3 fuk6 to persuade
- 说法 說法 shuō fǎ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄈㄚˇ syut3 faat3 to expound Buddhist teachings
- 说法 說法 shuō fa ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄈㄚ syut3 faat3 way of speaking
- 说笑 說笑 shuō xiào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ syut3 siu3 to chat and laugh
理
- 不理 bù lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 lei5 to refuse to acknowledge
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 修理 xiū lǐ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄧˇ sau1 lei5 to repair
- 伦理 倫理 lún lǐ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ leon4 lei5 ethics
- 助理 zhù lǐ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ zo6 lei5 assistant
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- 原理 yuán lǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ jyun4 lei5 principle
- 受理 shòu lǐ ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ sau6 lei5 to accept to hear a case
- 合理 hé lǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ hap6 lei5 rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
- 地理 dì lǐ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ dei6 lei5 geography
- 常理 cháng lǐ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ soeng4 lei5 common sense
- 心理 xīn lǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ sam1 lei5 psychology; mentality
- 推理 tuī lǐ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˇ teoi1 lei5 reasoning
- 整理 zhěng lǐ ㄓㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ zing2 lei5 to arrange
- 料理 liào lǐ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ liu6 lei5 to arrange
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 有理 yǒu lǐ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ jau5 lei5 reasonable
- 梳理 shū lǐ ㄕㄨ ㄌㄧˇ so1 lei5 to comb
- 治理 zhì lǐ ㄓˋ ㄌㄧˇ zi6 lei5 to govern
- 清理 qīng lǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ cing1 lei5 to clear up
- 无理 無理 wú lǐ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ mou4 lei5 irrational
Idioms with these characters
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 但说无妨 但說無妨 dàn shuō wú fáng ㄉㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄈㄤˊ daan6 syut3 mou4 fong4 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
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- 光说不练 光說不練 guāng shuō bù liàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 lin6 all talk and no action (idiom)
- 光说不做 光說不做 guāng shuō bù zuò ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gwong1 syut3 bat1 zou6 (idiom) to be all talk and no action; to preach what one does not practice
- 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄛ hou2 syut3 daai2 syut3 (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb; to reason with sb in every way possible
- 胡诌乱说 胡謅亂說 hú zhōu luàn shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 zau1 lyun6 syut3 (idiom) to talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head
- 口说无凭 口說無憑 kǒu shuō wú píng ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ hau2 seoi3 mou4 pang4 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true
- 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ nang4 syut3 wui2 dou6 can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab
- 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 秉公办理 秉公辦理 bǐng gōng bàn lǐ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ bing2 gung1 baan6 lei5 conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
- 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˋ bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6 (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
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- 不理不睬 bù lǐ bù cǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄞˇ bat1 lei5 bat1 coi2 to completely ignore (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
- 衡情酌理 héng qíng zhuó lǐ ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˇ hang4 cing4 zoek3 lei5 to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
- 合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ hap6 cing4 hap6 lei5 (idiom) reasonable; fair
- 理屈词穷 理屈詞窮 lǐ qū cí qióng ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩ ㄘˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ lei5 wat1 ci4 kung4 lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)
- 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán ㄌㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ lei5 so2 dong1 jin4 as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
- 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
Example sentences
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跟 小人 说理 說理 ， 就 如同 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 。
Reasoning with a villain is pointless.
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她 说理 說理 的 主线 主線 引人注目 ， 但 从 從 根本 上 是 靠不住 的 。
Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.
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