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推理

tuīlǐ

to reason; reasoning; inference

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Characters in this word

推 tuī

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 隹 short-tailed bird
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
More about the character 理

Example phrases

  • 这部小说的魅力不在凶手身份,而在层层递进的推理过程。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de mèilì bú zài xiōngshǒu shēnfèn, ér zài céngcéng dìjìn de tuīlǐ guòchéng. The appeal of this novel lies not in the identity of the murderer, but in the step-by-step reasoning process.
  • 只要仔细观察,你就能推理出答案。 Zhǐyào zǐxì guānchá, nǐ jiù néng tuīlǐ chū dá'àn. If you observe carefully, you can reason your way to the answer.
  • 这道数学题需要一步步推理才能解开。 Zhè dào shùxué tí xūyào yībùbù tuīlǐ cáinéng jiěkāi. This math problem can only be solved through step-by-step reasoning.

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