道理
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
道理 (dàoli) · reason
道理 (dàoli) means “reason; sense”. It is written with 2 characters: 道 (road) + 理 (science). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 道理 is built
The characters
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 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
你说得很有道理。Nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli.What you say makes a lot of sense.
这是什么道理？Zhè shì shénme dàoli?What's the reasoning behind this?
Questions about 道理
What does 道理 mean?
道理 (dàoli) means “reason; sense”.
How do you pronounce 道理?
道理 is pronounced dàoli.
Which HSK level is 道理?
道理 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 道路dàolùroad
- 味道wèidaotaste
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 街道jiēdàostreet
- 道歉dàoqiànto apologize
- 打交道dǎjiāodàoto deal with
- 道德dàodémorality
- 地道dìdaoauthentic
Learn 道理 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.