reason · argument · sense · principle · basis · justification · CL: gè

dào li

d+ào·4th tonel+i·neutral tone

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Women really are quite dangerous. The more I think about this, the more I'm able to understand the reasoning behind face covering.

女人真是太危险了。越想这一点越能理解蒙脸的道理。

What she said did not make sense.

她说的话没有道理。

What's the reason?

是什么道理？

That makes sense.

那是有道理的。

This idea is a misperception, and makes no sense.

这个看法是个错觉，并且没道理。

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