道理 dàolǐ▶ verdad

Stroke order

道理 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

• 道 — 12 strokes
• 理 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. reason
2. argument
3. sense
4. principle
5. basis
6. justification

Related words

• 办理manejar, asa
• 合理razonable
• 地理Geografía
• 地道túnel
• 处理Mango, manejar
• 心理Psicología

道理 is pronounced dàolǐ and means “verdad”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 道理 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.