reasonable; sensible; in line with standards
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
(of speech) conforming to reality or accepted standards; reasonable; sensible
informalOften used in negative constructions (不在谱) or with the optional erhua suffix (在谱儿). Commonly used in Northern Chinese dialects, especially Beijing and Northeastern Mandarin, to describe remarks that are logical, reliable, or well-grounded.
Nǐ你
kàn看
wǒ我
shuō说
de的
zài在
pǔ谱
bú不
zài在
pǔ谱
？
Look at whether what I'm saying makes sense or not.
Tā他
zhè这
rén人
shuō说
huà话
tè特
zài在
pǔ谱
r儿
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
xìn信
tā他
。
He speaks very sensibly, so everyone trusts him.
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Nǐ你
zhè这
huà话
shuō说
de得
yě也
tài太
bú不
zài在
pǔ谱
le了
，
gēn根
běn本
bù不
fú符
hé合
shì事
shí实
。
What you said is completely unreasonable; it doesn't match the facts at all.
Zán咱
men们
děi得
xiǎng想
ge个
zài在
pǔ谱
r儿
de的
bàn办
fǎ法
，
bù不
néng能
xiā瞎
lái来
。
We need to come up with a sensible plan; we can't just do things blindly.