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岂有此理
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
outrageous; preposterous

HSK 6Mythic

What does 岂有此理 mean?

岂有此理 (pinyin: qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ) means outrageous; preposterous. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 岂有此理

He actually did such a thing—how outrageous!

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The characters of 岂有此理

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Related HSK 6 words

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