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道 理

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HSK5 NHSK 2 ZW6 NPCR4More

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n.principle; truth; hows and whys; law
- fā zhǎn shì yìng dào lǐ
  发展是硬道理。
  Development is of paramount importance.
- tā shuō de shì yǒu xiē dào lǐ de
  她说的是有些道理的。
  There's some truth in what she says.
- bǎo hé yíng xiāo de gài niàn hěn yǒu dào lǐ
  饱和营销的概念很有道理。
  The concept of saturation marketing makes perfect sense.
synonym
yuán lǐ原理 zhēn lǐ真理 shì lǐ事理
2
n.reason; sense; argument; basis
- tā jiǎng de huà háo wú dào lǐ
  他讲的话毫无道理。
  What he said made no sense to me.
- tā bù jiǎng dào lǐ
  他不讲道理。
  He is unreasonable.
- zhè yǒu shén me dào lǐ
  这有什么道理？
  What is the sense in this?
synonym
yuán yīn原因 lǐ yóu理由 qíng lǐ情理
3
n.way; plan; decision; intention
- nà xiē pī píng yì jiàn shì yǒu dào lǐ de
  那些批评意见是有道理的。
  The criticisms were justified.

common measure word
"道理" is often matched with measure word "个"or"点".
- 一个道理
  one principle
- 一点道理
  a little principle

道理