推理
Old HSK 6
推理 (tuīlǐ) · reasoning
推理 (tuīlǐ) means “reasoning; to infer; deduction”. It is written with 2 characters: 推 (to push) + 理 (science). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 推理 is built
The characters
推 tuī · to push
What 推 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 隹 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本推理小说非常精彩。Zhè běn tuīlǐ xiǎoshuō fēicháng jīngcǎi.This detective novel is brilliant.
根据他的推理，问题出在电脑上。Gēnjù tā de tuīlǐ, wèntí chū zài diànnǎo shàng.According to his reasoning, the problem lies with the computer.
Questions about 推理
What does 推理 mean?
推理 (tuīlǐ) means “reasoning; to infer; deduction”.
How do you pronounce 推理?
推理 is pronounced tuīlǐ.
Which HSK level is 推理?
推理 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 推动tuīdòngto push forward
- 推广tuīguǎngto promote
- 推进tuījìnto push forward
- 推开tuīkāito push open
- 推迟tuīchíto postpone
- 推销tuīxiāoto sell
- 推辞tuīcíto decline (an offer or invitation)
- 推荐tuījiànto recommend
- 推测tuīcèto guess
- 推翻tuīfānto overthrow
Learn 推理 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 183: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.