Word information
Simplified道理
Traditional道理
Pinyindàolǐ
Part of speech名
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.05
Chinese word dictionary
道理
dàolǐ · reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
Character breakdown
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How to learn 道理
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知道zhīdào
to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
经理jīnglǐmanager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
办理bànlǐto handle; to transact; to conduct
道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
道路dàolùroad; path; way; CL:條|条[tiao2]
道歉dàoqiànto apologize