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推理

tuī lǐ · tui li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. reasoning
  2. inference
  3. to infer
  4. to deduce
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Who left the fridge open?

  1. Dengdeng

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)的(de)门(mén)开(kāi)着(zhe)，谁(shéi)没(méi)关(guān)？

    The fridge door is open. Who did not close it?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)推理(tuīlǐ)一下(yīxià)，昨晚(zuówǎn)最后(zuìhòu)用(yòng)冰箱(bīngxiāng)的(de)是(shì)你(nǐ)。

    Let me deduce. The last person to use the fridge last night was you.

  3. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)推理(tuīlǐ)不(bù)对(duì)，我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)没(méi)吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)。

    Your reasoning is wrong. I did not eat anything last night.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)的(de)空(kōng)杯子(bēizi)是(shì)谁(shéi)的(de)？

    Then whose empty cup is that on the table?

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，你的(nǐde)推理(tuīlǐ)是(shì)对(duì)的(de)，我(wǒ)半夜(bànyè)喝(hē)了(le)牛奶(niúnǎi)。

    Okay, your reasoning is right. I drank milk at midnight.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

侦(zhēn)探(tàn)根(gēn)据(jù)线(xiàn)索(suǒ)推(tuī)理(lǐ)出(chū)案(àn)件(jiàn)的(de)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

The detective reasoned out the truth of the case from the clues.

02

他(tā)的(de)推(tuī)理(lǐ)很(hěn)严(yán)密(mì)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)被(bèi)说(shuō)服(fú)了(le)。

His reasoning was very rigorous, and everyone was convinced.

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