岂有此理 qǐyǒu-cǐlǐ▶ indignante; absurdo

Stroke order

岂有此理 is written in 29 strokes across 4 characters.

• 岂 — 6 strokes
• 有 — 6 strokes
• 此 — 6 strokes
• 理 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
2. ridiculous
3. absurd

Related words

• 代理agente
• 助理asistente
• 原理principio
• 固有Inherente
• 审理oír; juzgar
• 情理razón

岂有此理 is pronounced qǐyǒu-cǐlǐ and means “indignante; absurdo”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 岂有此理 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.