reasonable; sensible; right
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
reasonable; making sense; sensible; right
Commonly used in structures like '说得在理' (what is said makes sense) or '不在理' (unreasonable). Can modify nouns directly or act as a predicate.
Lǎo老
Wáng王
zhè这
huà话
shuō说
de得
zài在
lǐ理
。
What Old Wang said makes perfect sense.
Tā他
shuō说
de得
zài在
lǐ理
，
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
tīng听
tā他
de的
。
He is making sense; we should listen to him.
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Zhè这
huà话
zài在
lǐ理
，
wǒ我
tóng同
yì意
。
These words are reasonable; I agree.
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
bù不
zài在
lǐ理
。
What you are doing is unreasonable.