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讲理
jiǎng lǐ
Meaning
- to be reasonable
- to reason with sb
- to talk sense
- to argue
Definition
讲道理，按照道理说话或做事。
to reason; to argue; to be reasonable.
Usage
表示一个人讲道理或进行说理。
Used to indicate that someone is reasonable or to engage in reasoning.
Examples
- 1 他这个人很讲理，不会无理取闹。 (He is a reasonable person and won't act unreasonably.)
- 2 我们要讲理，不能胡搅蛮缠。 (We need to be reasonable and not be unreasonable.)
- 3 跟他讲理是没用的，他不听。 (It's useless to reason with him; he won't listen.)
- 4 你不讲理，我不想和你说话。 (You are unreasonable; I don't want to talk to you.)
- 5 讲理很重要，这样才能解决问题。 (Being reasonable is important; only then can we solve problems.)
- 6 就算你再生气，也要讲理。 (Even if you are very angry, you still need to be reasonable.)
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