道理 dào li ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄧ dou6 lei5 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3
- reason
- argument
- sense
- principle
- basis
- justification
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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道
- 一道 yī dào ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ jat1 dou6 together
- 人道 rén dào ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ jan4 dou6 human sympathy
- 便道 biàn dào ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ bin6 dou6 pavement
- 公道 gōng dao ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄠ gung1 dou6 fair
- 出道 chū dào ㄔㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ceot1 dou6 to start one's career
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- 厚道 hòu dao ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄠ hau5 dou6 kind and honest
- 味道 wèi dao ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄠ mei6 dou6 flavor; taste
- 地道 dì dào ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ dei6 dou6 tunnel
- 地道 dì dao ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ dei6 dou6 authentic
- 报道 報道 bào dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ bou3 dou6 to report (news)
- 大道 dà dào ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ daai6 dou6 main street
- 楼道 樓道 lóu dào ㄌㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋ lau4 dou6 corridor
- 水道 shuǐ dào ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ seoi2 dou6 watercourse (river, canal, drain etc)
- 渠道 qú dào ㄑㄩˊ ㄉㄠˋ keoi4 dou6 irrigation ditch
- 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 管道 guǎn dào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ gun2 dou6 tubing
- 茶道 chá dào ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ caa4 dou6 Japanese tea ceremony
- 街道 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ gaai1 dou6 street
- 说道 說道 shuō dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou6 to state
- 走道 zǒu dào ㄗㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ zau2 dou6 pavement
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
- 安贫乐道 安貧樂道 ān pín lè dào ㄢ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄉㄠˋ on1 pan4 lok6 dou6 to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)
- 暴虐无道 暴虐無道 bào nüè wú dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ bou6 joek6 mou4 dou6 (idiom) tyrannical; oppressive; lawless
- 背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí ㄅㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄔˊ bui3 dou6 ji4 ci4 to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
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- 悲声载道 悲聲載道 bēi shēng zài dào ㄅㄟ ㄕㄥ ㄗㄞˋ ㄉㄠˋ bei1 sing1 zoi3 dou6 lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around
- 惨无人道 慘無人道 cǎn wú rén dào ㄘㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ caam2 mou4 jan4 dou6 inhuman (idiom)
- 豺狼当道 豺狼當道 chái láng dāng dào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄉㄠˋ caai4 long4 dong1 dou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 传道受业 傳道受業 chuán dào shòu yè ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ cyun4 dou6 sau6 jip6 to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
- 道不拾遗 道不拾遺 dào bù shí yí ㄉㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ dou6 bat1 sap6 wai4 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
- 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
- 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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有道理 。
Yes, that makes sense.
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你 有道理 。
You're right.
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是 什么 什麼 道理 ？
What's the reason?
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那是 有道理 的 。
That makes sense.
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理念 没有 沒有 道理 。
The concept doesn’t make sense.
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