情理

qínglǐ
  1. reason
  2. sense

CEDICT

reason; sense

Wiktionary

人情与事理。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 情 qíng
  1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  2. (bound form) situation; condition
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

Containing this entry

合乎情理 héhūqínglǐ reasonable; to make sense
明情理 míngqínglǐ

Related entries

事理 shìlǐ
  1. reason
  2. logic
明白事理的人使自己适应世界；不明事理的人想使世界适应自己。所以，所有进步都要靠不明事理的人。

Those who understand adapt to the world; those who don't understand want the world to adapt to them. This is why all human progress depends on people who don't understand.

Source: Tatoeba

合理性 hélǐxìng
  1. reason
  2. rationality
  3. rationale
  4. reasonableness
因由 yīnyóu
  1. reason
  2. cause
  3. predestined relationship (Buddhism)
理儿 lǐr reason
理性 lǐxìng
  1. reason
  2. rationality
  3. rational
保持理性的思维。

Maintain rational thought.

Source: Tatoeba

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