原 因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4] 理 由 lǐ yóu reason / grounds / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] 道 理 dào li reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] 理 智 lǐ zhì reason / intellect / rationality / rational 缘 故 yuán gù reason / cause 情 理 qíng lǐ reason / sense 说 道 shuō dao to discuss / reason (behind sth) 思 路 sī lù train of thought / thinking / reason / reasoning 理 性 lǐ xìng reason / rationality / rational 合 理 性 hé lǐ xìng reason / rationality / rationale / reasonableness 缘 由 yuán yóu reason / cause 来 头 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence 来 由 lái yóu reason / cause 事 理 shì lǐ reason / logic 说 理 shuō lǐ to reason / to argue logically 道 road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 理 texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up 因 cause / reason / because 由 头 yóu tou pretext / excuse / justification / reason 因 由 yīn yóu reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism) 故 happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead 缘 cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along 理 儿 lǐ r reason 思 辨 sī biàn to think critically / (philosophy) to reason / to speculate 所 以 therefore / as a result / so / the reason why 为 什 么 why? / for what reason? 为 此 wèi cǐ for this reason / with regards to this / in this respect / in order to do this / to this end 之 所 以 zhī suǒ yǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P / Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" 偏 偏 piān piān (indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people 主 要 原 因 zhǔ yào yuán yīn main reason / primary cause 出 乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) 无 故 wú gù without cause or reason 没 有 理 由 méi yǒu lǐ yóu without any reason / for no reason 无 端 wú duān for no reason at all 类 推 lèi tuī to reason by analogy 缘 何 yuán hé why? / for what reason? 无 缘 无 故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for 何 故 hé gù what for? / what's the reason? 主 因 zhǔ yīn main reason 所 以 然 suǒ yǐ rán the reason why 同 理 tóng lǐ for the same reason 因 故 yīn gù for some reason 语 无 伦 次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) 明 理 míng lǐ sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning 无 理 取 闹 wú lǐ qǔ nào to make trouble without reason (idiom) / to be deliberately provocative 等 闲 děng xián ordinary / common / unimportant / idly / for no reason 照 理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to 好 端 端 hǎo duān duān perfectly all right / without rhyme or reason 诉 诸 sù zhū to appeal (to reason, sentiment, charity etc) / to resort to (a course of action) 不 可 理 喻 bù kě lǐ yù to be impervious to reason (idiom) / unreasonable 平 白 píng bái for no reason / gratuitously 讲 理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable 按 理 àn lǐ according to reason / in the ordinary course of events / normally 通 情 达 理 tōng qíng dá lǐ fair and reasonable (idiom) / sensible / standing to reason 伤 天 害 理 shāng tiān hài lǐ to offend Heaven and reason (idiom) / bloody atrocities that cry to heaven / outrageous acts 无 由 wú yóu to be unable (to do sth) / no reason to ... / without rhyme or reason 不 近 人 情 bù jìn rén qíng not amenable to reason / unreasonable 评 理 píng lǐ to judge between right and wrong / to reason things out 论 理 lùn lǐ normally / as things should be / by rights / to reason things out / logic 好 说 歹 说 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō to try one's very best to persuade sb (idiom) / to reason with sb in every way possible 不 识 时 务 bù shí shí wù to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason 理 喻 lǐ yù to reason with sb 晓 以 大 义 xiǎo yǐ dà yì to reason with sb / to lecture 碍 难 ài nán inconvenient / difficult for some reason / to find sth embarrassing 乖 (of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal 无 风 不 起 浪 wú fēng bù qǐ làng lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom) / there must be a reason / no smoke without fire 衡 情 酌 理 héng qíng zhuó lǐ to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom) / to weigh and consider / to deliberate 违 天 害 理 wéi tiān hài lǐ lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom) / immoral character 违 天 逆 理 wéi tiān nì lǐ lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom) / immoral character 师 出 有 名 shī chū yǒu míng lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom) / to do something with good reason / to have just cause 白 眉 赤 眼 bái méi chì yǎn for no reason (idiom) 不 知 所 以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ to not know the reason / to not know what to do 摆 事 实 讲 道 理 bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ present the facts and reason things out 原 因 很 简 单 yuán yīn hěn jiǎn dān the reason is very simple 原 因 是 yuán yīn shì the reason is ... 不 知 出 于 何 种 原 因 bù zhī chū yú hé zhǒng yuán yīn for whatever reason 不 识 时 变 bù shí shí biàn to show no understanding of the times (idiom) / cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason 作 兴 zuò xīng maybe / possibly / there is reason to believe 据 理 jù lǐ according to reason / in principle 欺 以 其 方 qī yǐ qí fāng deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom) 正 当 理 由 zhèng dàng lǐ yóu proper reason / reasonable grounds 没 来 由 méi lái yóu without any reason / for no reason 為 什 麼 variant of 為甚麼|为什么, why? / for what reason? 无 端 端 wú duān duān for no reason 真 释 zhēn shì true explanation / genuine reason 空 穴 来 风 未 必 无 因 kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom) 凭 什 么 píng shén me (spoken) why? / for which reason? 其 来 有 自 qí lái yǒu zì there is a reason for it / (of sth) not incidental 没 天 理 méi tiān lǐ (old) unprincipled / incorrect / (modern) unnatural / against reason / incredible 因 之 yīn zhī for this reason
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