zhàn lǐ
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  • v.be reasonable; be sensible

    • jiǎng de zhàn lǐ

      占理

      What was said is reasonable.

    • tā de huà zhàn lǐ wǒ men zhào tā shuō de bàn

      占理我们

      She's right. We'll do what she says.

    • tā de huà zhàn lǐ wǒ hěn tóng yì

      占理同意

      What he said sounds reasonable. I agree with him.

    • tā bìng fēi wán quán zhàn lǐ

      完全占理

      She wasn't entirely in the right.

    • zhè liǎng chǎng duì jué méi tǐ gōng sī jūn zhàn lǐ

      对决媒体公司占理

      In both cases the media firms are morally right.

Word usage

  • "占" and "理" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • He is right.

    • 以为

      He thought what he said sounds reasonable.

    • You've never been right when it comes to this matter.