有理
yǒu lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

有理
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yǒu lǐ
  1. reasonable
  2. justified
  3. right
  4. (math.) rational

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

有
yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 there is
  3. 3 there are
  4. 4 to exist
  5. 5 to be
没有
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
不理
bù lǐ
  1. 1 to refuse to acknowledge
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 to take no notice of
  4. 4 to ignore
占有
zhàn yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to own
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to occupy
  5. 5 to possess
  6. 6 to account for (a high proportion etc)
伦理
lún lǐ
  1. 1 ethics
具有
jù yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
合理
hé lǐ
  1. 1 rational
  2. 2 reasonable
  3. 3 fair
含有
hán yǒu
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 including
哲理
zhé lǐ
  1. 1 philosophic theory
  2. 2 philosophy
唯有
wéi yǒu
  1. 1 only
地理
dì lǐ
  1. 1 geography
富有
fù yǒu
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 full of
带有
dài yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to involve
心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
心理学
xīn lǐ xué
  1. 1 psychology
所有
suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 to possess
  4. 4 to own
打理
dǎ lǐ
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to sort out
  3. 3 to manage
  4. 4 to put in order
拥有
yōng yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
整理
zhěng lǐ
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to sort out
  4. 4 to straighten out
  5. 5 to list systematically
  6. 6 to collate (data, files)
  7. 7 to pack (luggage)

Idioms (20)

一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
  1. 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 not to be in the least concerned about
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts

Sample Sentences

对对对说的有理，在这样的老板手下干活就绝对不能含糊，压力指数超级高，有点无聊不过也相对公平吧。
duìduìduì shuōde yǒulǐ ，zài zhèyàng de lǎobǎn shǒuxià gànhuó jiù juéduì bùnéng hánhú ，yālì zhǐshù chāojí gāo ，yǒudiǎnr wúliáo bùguò yě xiāngduì gōngpíng ba 。
Yes, yes, that makes sense. Working under this kind of boss you really can't be vague, and your stress index will be extremely high. While they might be totally boring, they're also quite fair.
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你说的有理，那葡萄吧。
nǐshuōde yǒulǐ ，nà pútao ba 。
That makes sense, so just grapes then.
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你说的有理，不能强求，要随缘，况且，就算要找，也要找她自己喜欢的，我们着急也没用。
nǐshuōde yǒulǐ ，bùnéng qiángqiú ，yào suíyuán ，kuàngqiě ，jiùsuàn yào zhǎo ，yě yào zhǎo tā zìjǐ xǐhuan de ，wǒmen zháojí yě méiyòng 。
You're right in saying that you can't force these things and it's up to fate. Besides, even if we did go looking, it would have to be someone she likes. No use in us worrying about it.
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说得有理，期待您的讲演。
shuō dé yǒulǐ ，qīdài nín de jiǎngyǎn 。
It sounds very logical, I look forward to your speech.
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你说的有理，不过好像就是因为这个要留全尸的观念，所以同意器捐的人很少。
nǐshuōde yǒulǐ ，bùguò hǎoxiàng jiùshì yīnwèi zhè ge yào liú quánshī de guānniàn ，suǒyǐ tóngyì qìjuān de rén hěnshǎo 。
That makes sense, but I think it's because of the idea of keeping the body whole that so few people sign up for organ donation.
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你这种误人子弟的老师我也见多了，反正有理说不清，我要回教室上课了。
nǐ zhèzhǒng wù rén zǐdì de lǎoshī wǒ yě jiàn duō le ，fǎnzhèng yǒulǐ shuōbuqīng ，wǒ yào huí jiàoshì shàngkè le 。
B: I've seen a lot of lousy teachers like you who hamper students' progress before too, anyway there's no reasoning with you. I need to get back to class.
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你说得有理，预防胜于治疗，多花点儿心思是对的，不过你是怎么知道这么多关于食物的知识的？
nǐ shuō de yǒulǐ ，yùfáng shèngyú zhìliáo ，duō huā diǎnr xīnsi shì duì de ，bùguò nǐ shì zěnme zhīdào zhème duō guānyú shíwù de zhīshi de ？
That sounds logical, prevention is better than cure, it's better to be a bit more thoughtful, but how do you know so much about food?
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