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讲道理
jiǎng dàolǐ
Description
“讲道理”的意思是说话做事很合理，不乱来。
"讲道理" means to speak and act reasonably, without being reckless.
如果一个人愿意听别人的意见，我们就说他很讲道理。
If a person is willing to listen to others' opinions, we say he is very 讲道理.
Meanings
讲道理jiǎng dàolǐ
to be reasonable; to act sensibly
他是个讲道理的人。
He is a reasonable person.
讲道理jiǎng dàolǐ
to reason with someone; to talk things over
我们坐下来好好讲道理。
Let's sit down and talk it over calmly.
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Notes
- Etymology
讲 (to speak) + 道理 (reason/logic), literally "to speak reason."
- Nuance
describes both being a fair person and the act of talking through a disagreement calmly.
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