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理由
lǐ yóu
reason, justification
HSK 5Legendary
What does 理由 mean?
理由 (pinyin: lǐ yóu) means reason, justification. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 理由
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 理 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 由
The characters of 理由
| 理 | lǐ | component character |
| 由 | yóu | by (HSK 4) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 错误 | cuò wù | mistake, error |
| 真实 | zhēn shí | real, true |
| 完美 | wán měi | perfect |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to feel, to experience |
| 战争 | zhàn zhēng | war |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | concentrate; focus |
| 导致 | dǎo zhì | cause, lead to |
| 不断 | bù duàn | continuously, constantly |
Full HSK 5 list · Translate a sentence with 理由
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