无理
wúlǐ
unreasonable; irrational
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
- 这种无理要求被委员会当场驳回。 Zhè zhǒng wúlǐ yāoqiú bèi wěiyuánhuì dāngchǎng bóhuí. This unreasonable demand was rejected by the committee on the spot.
- 他喝多了，又开始无理取闹，谁都劝不住。 Tā hē duō le, yòu kāishǐ wúlǐ qǔnào, shéi dōu quàn bú zhù. He had drunk too much and started making a scene for no reason; nobody could talk him down.
- 他拒绝了这个无理的条款，坚持重新谈判。 Tā jùjué le zhège wúlǐ de tiáokuǎn, jiānchí chóngxīn tánpàn. He rejected this unreasonable clause and insisted on renegotiating.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title