讲理
jiǎng lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

讲理
 - 
jiǎng lǐ
  1. to argue
  2. to reason with sb
  3. to talk sense
  4. to be reasonable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
整理
zhěng lǐ
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to sort out
  4. 4 to straighten out
  5. 5 to list systematically
  6. 6 to collate (data, files)
  7. 7 to pack (luggage)
理
lǐ
  1. 1 texture
  2. 2 grain (of wood)
  3. 3 inner essence
  4. 4 intrinsic order
  5. 5 reason
  6. 6 logic
  7. 7 truth
  8. 8 science
  9. 9 natural science (esp. physics)
  10. 10 to manage
  11. 11 to pay attention to
  12. 12 to run (affairs)
  13. 13 to handle
  14. 14 to put in order
  15. 15 to tidy up
理想
lǐ xiǎng
  1. 1 an ideal
  2. 2 a dream
  3. 3 ideal
  4. 4 perfect
理由
lǐ yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 grounds
  3. 3 justification
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
管理
guǎn lǐ
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to administer
  4. 4 management
  5. 5 administration
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
处理
chǔ lǐ
  1. 1 to handle
  2. 2 to treat
  3. 3 to deal with
  4. 4 to process
  5. 5 to deal with a criminal case
  6. 6 to mete out punishment
  7. 7 to offer for sale at a reduced price
  8. 8 to punish
护理
hù lǐ
  1. 1 to nurse
  2. 2 to tend and protect
道理
dào li
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 argument
  3. 3 sense
  4. 4 principle
  5. 5 basis
  6. 6 justification
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
不理
bù lǐ
  1. 1 to refuse to acknowledge
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 to take no notice of
  4. 4 to ignore
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
伦理
lún lǐ
  1. 1 ethics
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
原理
yuán lǐ
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 theory
合理
hé lǐ
  1. 1 rational
  2. 2 reasonable
  3. 3 fair
哲理
zhé lǐ
  1. 1 philosophic theory
  2. 2 philosophy
地理
dì lǐ
  1. 1 geography
大理
Dà lǐ
  1. 1 Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan

Idioms (20)

不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
  1. 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 not to be in the least concerned about
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
  1. 1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
  1. 1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
  1. 1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
  1. 1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
  2. 2 intolerable behavior
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
  1. 1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  2. 2 sophistry
  3. 3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  4. 4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
据情办理
jù qíng bàn lǐ
  1. 1 to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
有条有理
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
无理取闹
wú lǐ qǔ nào
  1. 1 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
理屈词穷
lǐ qū cí qióng
  1. 1 faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
  2. 2 without a leg to stand on
理所当然
lǐ suǒ dāng rán
  1. 1 as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
  2. 2 inevitable and right
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
  1. 1 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
  2. 2 to have the courage of one's convictions
  3. 3 just and forceful
知书达理
zhī shū dá lǐ
  1. 1 educated and well-balanced (idiom)
秉公办理
bǐng gōng bàn lǐ
  1. 1 conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly

Sample Sentences

不讲理
bù jiǎnglǐ
Unreasonable.
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爸，你怎么也这么不讲理？反正我已经决定了。我明天就搬出去。
bà ，nǐ zěn me yě zhè me bù jiǎnglǐ ？fǎnzhèng wǒ yǐjīng juédìng le 。wǒ míngtiān jiù bān chūqù 。
Dad, how can you be so unreasonable? Anyway I've already decided. I'm moving out tomorrow.
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你这人真不讲理我要报警
nǐ zhèrén zhēn bùjiǎnglǐ wǒ yào bàojǐng
You're a really unreasonable person, I'm going to call the police.
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姑娘你讲讲理，那五道菜毕竟都吃下肚了，天下没有吃饭不付钱的道理吧？
gūniang nǐ jiǎnglǐ ，nà wǔ dào cài bìjìng dōu chī xiàdù le ，tiānxià méiyǒu chīfàn bú fù qián de dàolǐ ba ？
Ms, please be reasonable. You ate the five dishes that came already, don't you know there's no such thing as a free lunch?
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秘书给我发的每条短信都要审查。你讲不讲理啊！
mìshū gěi wǒ fā de měi tiáo duǎnxìn dōu yào shěnchá 。nǐ jiǎng bù jiǎnglǐ ā ！
Every text the secretary send me you have to examine. Are you being reasonable?!
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