按理

àn lǐ

HSK 7–9

Meaning

按照道理或常理来说。

according to reason or common sense.

用于引出根据常理或逻辑推断的结论或情况，常放在句首。

Used to introduce a conclusion or situation based on common sense or logic, often placed at the beginning of a sentence.

1 按理，他应该已经完成任务了，但迟迟没有消息。 (According to reason, he should have finished the task, but there has been no news.)
2 按理说，春天到了，天气应该变暖了。 (Logically speaking, spring has arrived, so the weather should be getting warmer.)
3 按理，这个数据不应该出错，还是再核对一下吧。 (In theory, this data should not be wrong, but let's double-check it.)
4 按理，他是专业运动员，不应该输给业余选手。 (By all accounts, he is a professional athlete and shouldn't lose to amateurs.)
5 按理，公司会按时发放工资，但这次却推迟了。 (Normally, the company pays on time, but this time it was delayed.)

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