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常理

chánglǐ

common sense; normal reasoning

A person in a winter coat sweats under a hot sun in snow
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Characters in this word

常 cháng

Strokes
11
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of
尚 still, yet 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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Example phrases

  • 从常理看,如此庞大的项目不可能在一夜之间完成审批。 Cóng chánglǐ kàn, rúcǐ pángdà de xiàngmù bù kěnéng zài yí yè zhī jiān wánchéng shěnpī. From the standpoint of common sense, such a huge project could not have completed approval overnight.
  • 按常理说,冬天不会有这么热的天气。 Àn chánglǐ shuō, dōngtiān bú huì yǒu zhème rè de tiānqì. Normally speaking, winter shouldn't have weather this hot.
  • 他的做法不合常理,让所有人都摸不着头脑。 Tā de zuòfǎ bù hé chánglǐ, ràng suǒyǒu rén dōu mō bu zháo tóunǎo. What he did defied common sense and left everyone baffled.

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