按
理
说

It is reasonable to say that... in Chinese: 按理说 (àn lǐ shuō)

àn lǐ shuō

it is reasonable to say that...

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 按理說1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1it is reasonable to say that...

Stroke order

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按
理
说

Zhuyin

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ㄢˋ

àn

ㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄨㄛ

shuō

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

按理说

Simplified

按理說

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 按理说，他早该到了。

    àn lǐ shuō， tā zǎo gāi dào le。

    By rights, he should have arrived long ago.

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Related words

说

shuō

to speak

按

àn

to press

理

lǐ

texture

说话

shuō huà

to speak

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

按时

àn shí

on time

按照

àn zhào

according to

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

理解

lǐ jiě

to comprehend

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

说明

shuō míng

to explain

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