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理由

lǐ yóu

HSK 5

reason, grounds, justification

noun

Measure words:个 gè

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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.

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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理lǐ · reason, truth, texture, to manage›由yóu · to follow, from, it is for...to