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道理

dào lǐ

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Noun

道理 (dào lǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “reason”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. reason
  2. argument
  3. sense
  4. principle
  5. basis
  6. justification

Stroke order

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Example

他說的話很有道理。

What he says makes a lot of sense.

Related words at this level

當天到達道德到底道路倒是等待的確

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).