讲 jiǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 井 well, mine shaft, pit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
讲理
jiǎnglǐ
to be reasonable; to reason things out
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 真正讲理的人不会用嗓门大小来代替事实和证据。 Zhēnzhèng jiǎnglǐ de rén bú huì yòng sǎngmén dàxiǎo lái dàitì shìshí hé zhèngjù. A truly reasonable person does not use the volume of their voice to replace facts and evidence.
- 他这个人很讲理，从来不会无理取闹。 Tā zhège rén hěn jiǎnglǐ, cónglái bú huì wúlǐ qǔnào. He is a very reasonable person and never makes trouble without cause.
- 跟不讲理的人吵架，只会浪费时间。 Gēn bù jiǎnglǐ de rén chǎojià, zhǐ huì làngfèi shíjiān. Arguing with an unreasonable person only wastes time.
Related words
- 讲 jiǎng to speak; to tell
- 讲话 jiǎnghuà to speak; to talk
- 听讲 tīngjiǎng to listen in class
- 讲究 jiǎngjiu to be particular
- 讲座 jiǎngzuò lecture
- 演讲 yǎnjiǎng speech; to give a speech
- 讲解 jiǎngjiě to explain
- 道理 dàolǐ reason; common sense
- 经理 jīnglǐ manager
- 理想 lǐxiǎng dream; ideal
- 办理 bànlǐ to handle paperwork; to process
- 处理 chǔlǐ to handle; to deal with