Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
dàolĭ
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English translations
principle, truth,
sense, reason, logic
Chinese characters:
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道理 ( daoli / dàolĭ ) is composed of these characters:
道 (dao)
,
理 (li)
The traditional Chinese characters of dàolĭ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
method | reason
道理 ( daoli / dàolĭ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 388)
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