reason with; make someone understand with logic
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to reason with; to make someone understand by explaining rationally
formalOften used in contexts where someone is being unreasonable or emotional, and an attempt is made to appeal to logic.
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
qì气
tóu头
shàng上
，
xiàn现
zài在
hé和
tā他
jiǎng讲
dào道
lǐ理
shì是
nán难
yǐ以
lǐ理
yù喻
de的
。
He is in a rage right now; it's hard to reason with him at this moment.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
gù固
zhí执
jǐ己
jiàn见
de的
rén人
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
bù不
kě可
lǐ理
yù喻
。
This kind of stubborn person is simply impossible to reason with.
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Wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
shì试
zhe着
yòng用
shì事
shí实
hé和
luó逻
jí辑
lái来
lǐ理
yù喻
tā他
。
We can try to reason with him using facts and logic.
Duì对
mán蛮
hèng横
wú无
lǐ理
de的
rén人
，
rèn任
hé何
lǐ理
yù喻
dōu都
shì是
tú徒
láo劳
de的
。
Any attempt to reason with an unreasonable bully is futile.