Reasoning with a villain is pointless.
说理
to reason
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Meaning and common use
to reason
to argue logically
How 说理 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 说理 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 说理.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 说理.
Directly before
- 她说理1
- 小人说理1
- 谁说理1
Directly after
- 说理的1
- 说理去1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 说理
What does 说理 mean in Chinese?
说理 (shuōlǐ) means to reason.
How do you pronounce 说理?
说理 is pronounced shuōlǐ.
Is 说理 an HSK word?
说理 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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