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CHINESE WORD

qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

岂有此理

absurd

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
qi3 you3 ci3 li3
English meanings
how can this be so? (idiom), preposterous, ridiculous, absurd

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jiǎnzhí简直qǐyǒucǐlǐ岂有此理。

    Outrageous.

  2. 02

    tài太guò过qǐyǒucǐlǐ岂有此理。

    Absolutely unreasonable.

  3. 03

    xīn心píng平qì气hé和。

    Stay calm.

  4. 04

    jiù就shì事lùn论shì事。

    Focus on the matter.

  5. 05

    gōngzhèng公正chǔlǐ处理。

    Handle fairly.

  6. 06

    yǐ以lǐ理fú服rén人。

    Convince with reason.

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