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合情合理

Word · Adjective

reasonable; fair and sensible

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

reasonable; sensible; fair and justifiable

formal

A four-character idiom describing something that satisfies both emotional sensibility and logical reasoning.

Tā他
de的
yāo要
qiú求
hé合
qíng情
hé合
lǐ理
 ,
wǒ我
men们
wú无
fǎ法
jù拒
jué绝
 。

His request is reasonable, and we cannot refuse.

Fǎ法
guān官
zuò作
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
hé合
qíng情
hé合
lǐ理
de的
pàn判
jué决
 。

The judge made a fair and reasonable verdict.

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Zhè这
gè个
fāng方
àn案
jì既
kǎo考
lǜ虑
le了
chéng成
běn本
 ,
yòu又
zhào照
gù顾
le了
yuán员
gōng工
de的
gǎn感
shòu受
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
hé合
qíng情
hé合
lǐ理
 。

This plan considers both the cost and the employees' feelings, making it very sensible.