歪理
wāi lǐ
Pinyin
Definition
歪理
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- fallacious reasoning
- preposterous argument
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 psychology
- 2 mentality
- 1 to arrange
- 2 to tidy up
- 3 to sort out
- 4 to straighten out
- 5 to list systematically
- 6 to collate (data, files)
- 7 to pack (luggage)
- 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
- 1 an ideal
- 2 a dream
- 3 ideal
- 4 perfect
Idioms (20)
七扭八歪
- 1 misshapen
- 2 crooked
- 3 uneven (idiom)
上梁不正下梁歪
- 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
不可理喻
- 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
- 2 unreasonable
不明事理
- 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
- 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
- 2 to pay no attention to
- 3 not to be in the least concerned about
Sample Sentences
谁说不是呢？之前洗衣服能把衣服都给洗缩水了；买菜能把盐买成糖；洗一次碗都能摔烂几个盘子，每次都有惊喜，还总能找到各种歪理。
You're right there. Before he shrank the clothes when he was washing them; he bought sugar instead of salt when he went grocery shopping; he breaks several plates every time he washes up the dishes, there's a surprise every time, and he's always able to put up some preposterous argument.