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理由

lǐ yóu

HSK 5

reason, grounds, justification

noun

Measure words:个 gè

Example Sentences

我需要一个合理的理由。

wǒ xūyào yígè hélǐ de lǐyóu 。

I need a reasonable reason.

请告诉我你选择这个方案的理由。

qǐng gàosù wǒ nǐ xuǎnzé zhègè fāngàn de lǐyóu 。

Please tell me the reason you chose this plan.

她的理由让我很信服。

tāde lǐyóu ràng wǒ hěn xìnfú 。

Her reason convinced me a lot.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

原因yuányīn

This word is very close in meaning to 理由 but is often used to refer to the causal aspect rather than the justification aspect.

basis; foundation

While 依据 focuses more on the basis for a decision or argument, 理由 is typically more about the justification.

Words Starting With 理

a barber; hairdressing

理想lǐ xiǎng

a dream; an ideal; perfection; ideal; perfect; desirable

to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding

理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng rán

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right

Words Ending With 由

freedom; free; liberty

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Individual Characters

reason, truth, texture, to manage

to follow, from, it is for...to

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