理由
lǐ yóu
Pinyin

Definition

理由
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lǐ yóu
  1. reason
  2. grounds
  3. justification
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
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)
理
lǐ
  1. 1 texture
  2. 2 grain (of wood)
  3. 3 inner essence
  4. 4 intrinsic order
  5. 5 reason
  6. 6 logic
  7. 7 truth
  8. 8 science
  9. 9 natural science (esp. physics)
  10. 10 to manage
  11. 11 to pay attention to
  12. 12 to run (affairs)
  13. 13 to handle
  14. 14 to put in order
  15. 15 to tidy up
理想
lǐ xiǎng
  1. 1 an ideal
  2. 2 a dream
  3. 3 ideal
  4. 4 perfect
理由
lǐ yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 grounds
  3. 3 justification
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
由
yóu
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 from
  3. 3 it is for...to
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 cause
  6. 6 because of
  7. 7 due to
  8. 8 to
  9. 9 to leave it (to sb)
  10. 10 by (introduces passive verb)
由于
yóu yú
  1. 1 due to
  2. 2 as a result of
  3. 3 thanks to
  4. 4 owing to
  5. 5 since
  6. 6 because
管理
guǎn lǐ
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to administer
  4. 4 management
  5. 5 administration
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
自由
zì yóu
  1. 1 freedom
  2. 2 free
  3. 3 liberty
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
处理
chǔ lǐ
  1. 1 to handle
  2. 2 to treat
  3. 3 to deal with
  4. 4 to process
  5. 5 to deal with a criminal case
  6. 6 to mete out punishment
  7. 7 to offer for sale at a reduced price
  8. 8 to punish
道理
dào li
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 argument
  3. 3 sense
  4. 4 principle
  5. 5 basis
  6. 6 justification
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
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
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
任由
rèn yóu
  1. 1 to let (sb do sth)
  2. 2 to allow
  3. 3 regardless of
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
伦理
lún lǐ
  1. 1 ethics
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
原理
yuán lǐ
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 theory
合理
hé lǐ
  1. 1 rational
  2. 2 reasonable
  3. 3 fair

Idioms (20)

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
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
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
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
  1. 1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
  1. 1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
  1. 1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
  1. 1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
  2. 2 intolerable behavior
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
  1. 1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  2. 2 sophistry
  3. 3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  4. 4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
据情办理
jù qíng bàn lǐ
  1. 1 to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
有条有理
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
无理取闹
wú lǐ qǔ nào
  1. 1 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
  1. 1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow a proven formula
理屈词穷
lǐ qū cí qióng
  1. 1 faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
  2. 2 without a leg to stand on

Sample Sentences

爱已至此，怎样的说法，都能成为理由。
ài yǐ zhìcǐ ，zěnyàng de shuōfǎ ，dōu néng chéngwéi lǐyóu 。
Once love has reached this stage whatever you say could be a reason.
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大多数没有目的没有理由，乘兴而去，未至而归，就像王子 猷雪 夜访戴 安 道一样，“想他她了”这个理由，单纯的就像雪夜的月光。
dà duōshù méiyǒu mùdì méiyǒu lǐyóu ，chéngxìng ér qù ，wèi zhì ér guī ，jiù xiàng fǎng yīyàng ，“xiǎng tā tā le ”zhège lǐyóu ，dānchún de jiù xiàng de yuèguāng 。
Most of them have no purpose and come and go impulsively. It is like the story of the Wang Ziyou visiting Dai Andao on a snowy night; the reason for “missing him or her” is simply like the moonlight of a snowy night.
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罢工的理由是…？
bàgōng de lǐyóu shì …？
And the reason for the strike is...?
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还庇荫呢，你一下反传统、一下又利用传统给自己找理由。
hái bìyìn ne ，nǐ yīxià fǎn chuántǒng 、yīxià yòu lìyòng chuántǒng gěi zìjǐ zhǎo lǐyóu 。
Giving shade? One minute you're against tradition, the next you find a reason in tradition.
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幸好这家店有七天无理由退换服务，最后我把裙子退回去了。
xìnghǎo zhè jiā diàn yǒu qī tiān wúlǐyóu tuìhuàn fúwù ，zuìhòu wǒ bǎ qúnzi tuì huíqu le 。
Fortunately, the seller has a 7 day exchange and return policy.
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你知道我等你等了一个小时？打你手机也不回，你说说你有什么理由！
nǐ zhīdào wǒ děng nǐ děng le yī gè xiǎoshí ？dǎ nǐ shǒujī yě bù huí ，nǐ shuō shuō nǐ yǒu shénme lǐyóu ！
Do you know I waited for you for an hour? And you didn't even pick up when I called your cell phone. What reason could you have had!
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他的笔掉了，他自己不会捡，还要你捡？哪来那么多理由？
tā de bǐ diào le ，tā zìjǐ búhuì jiǎn ，hái yào nǐ jiǎn ？nǎ lái nàme duō lǐyóu ？
A: If he dropped his pen why wouldn't he pick it up himself instead of getting you to pick it up for him? Where do you get off with all these excuses?
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这不是理由，是事实！如果我真的有作弊，为什么我的答案都跟他的不一样？
zhè búshì lǐyóu ，shì shìshí ！rúguǒ wǒ zhēn de yǒu zuòbì ，wèishénme wǒ de dá àn dōu gēn tā de bù yíyàng ？
B: It's not an excuse, it's the truth! If I'd really cheated, then why are all my answers different from his?
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是啊，它的定位确实是高端消费品。据我了解他们的主要目标客户群是公众人物这类高收入人群。理由很简单，现在公众的环保意识日益增强，对于公众人物来讲，开一部环保的电动车出现在镜头里肯定要比开一部V12的超级跑车来得更体面，更能赢得好感。
shì a ，tāde dìngwèi quèshí shì gāoduān xiāofèipǐn 。jù wǒ liǎojiě tāmende zhǔyào mùbiāo kèhùqún shì gōngzhòngrénwù zhè lèi gāoshōurù rénqún 。lǐyóu hěn jiǎndān ，xiànzài gōngzhòng de huánbǎo yìshi rìyì zēngqiáng ，duìyú gōngzhòngrénwù lái jiǎng ，kāi yī bù huánbǎo de diàndòngchē chūxiàn zài jìngtóu lǐ kěndìng yào bǐ kāi yī bù Vshíèr de chāojí pǎochē láide gèng tǐmiàn ，gèng néng yíngdé hǎogǎn 。
Yes, it really is positioned as a high-end consumer product. According to my knowledge, their main targeted customer base is public figures, that is, the kind of people that typically have high income. The reason is very simple. The public awareness of environmental protection is increasing day by day. For public figures, an image of them driving an environmentally-friendly electric car definitely appears even more honorable and gives an even better impression that driving a V12 super sports car.
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你的这些理由不能说服我。
nǐ de zhèxiē lǐyóu bùnéng shuōfú wǒ 。
These reasons of yours can't persuade me.
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