道理 (dàolǐ) means Truth (principle - basis). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你说的很有 道理 。
Nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàolǐ.
What you say makes a lot of sense.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 道理
这个故事讲了一个 道理 。
Zhège gùshi jiǎng le yí ge dàolǐ.
This story teaches a lesson.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 道理
他的分析很有 道理 。
Tā de fēnxī hěn yǒu dàolǐ.
His analysis makes good sense.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 分析
这种做法毫无 道理 。
Zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ háo wú dàolǐ.
There is no sense at all in doing it this way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 毫无
这句俗话很有 道理 。
Zhè jù súhuà hěn yǒu dàolǐ.
There is a lot of sense in this saying.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 俗话
批评别人也要讲 道理 。
Pīpíng biérén yě yào jiǎng dàolǐ.
Criticising others should also be reasonable.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 批评
这本书的 道理 很深奥。
Zhè běn shū de dàolǐ hěn shēn'ào.
The reasoning in this book is very profound.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 深奥
他的顾虑不是没有 道理 。
Tā de gùlǜ bú shì méiyǒu dàolǐ.
His misgivings are not without reason.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 顾虑
有些 道理 要经历过才能领悟。
Yǒuxiē dàolǐ yào jīnglì guo cái néng lǐngwù.
Some truths can only be understood after living through them.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 领悟
这是一个朴素而深刻的 道理 。
Zhè shì yí ge pǔsù ér shēnkè de dàolǐ.
This is a simple but profound truth.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 朴素
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How is 道理 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 道理 (dàolǐ, "Truth (principle - basis)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 道理 an HSK word?
Yes — 道理 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 道理?
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