Chinese word dictionary

讲理

jiǎnglǐ · to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense; to be reasonable

Practice word

Word information

Simplified讲理

Traditional講理

Pinyinjiǎnglǐ

Part of speech动、形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

讲jiǎng

talk, speech, lecture; to speak, to explain

理lǐ

science, reason, logic; to manage

How to learn 讲理

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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讲jiǎng

to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

经理jīnglǐ

manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

办理bànlǐ

to handle; to transact; to conduct

管理guǎnlǐ

to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]

理发lǐfà

to get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut

理解lǐjiě

to comprehend; to understand