在理

zàilǐ
  1. reasonable
  2. sensible

CEDICT

reasonable; sensible; right

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Examples

我在理发店碰到了他。

I met him at the barber's.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 理 lǐ
  1. texture
  2. grain (of wood)
  3. inner essence
  4. intrinsic order
  5. reason
  6. logic
  7. truth
  8. science
  9. natural science (esp. physics)
  10. to manage
  11. to pay attention to
  12. to run (affairs)
  13. to handle
  14. to put in order
  15. to tidy up

Related entries

明達事理 míngdáshìlǐ
  1. reasonable
  2. sensible
有理 yǒulǐ
  1. reasonable
  2. justified
  3. right
  4. (math.) rational
Karlo有理解和创造的能力。

Karlo has the ability to understand and create.

Source: Tatoeba

明理 mínglǐ
  1. sensible
  2. reasonable
  3. an obvious reason, truth or fact
  4. to understand the reason or reasoning
正當 zhèngdàng
  1. honest
  2. reasonable
  3. fair
  4. sensible
為了正當目的可以不擇手段。

The end justifies the means.

Source: Tatoeba

適中 shìzhōng
  1. moderate
  2. reasonable
  3. conveniently situated
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