合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
fair and reasonable; sensible on every count
Character by character
合hé
fit
fit
情qíng
feeling
feeling
合hé
fit
fit
理lǐ
reason
reason
Example
他提出的要求合情合理，公司没有理由拒绝。
His request is perfectly fair and reasonable; the company has no grounds to refuse it.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
情 is human feeling and 理 is reason: the phrase says something satisfies both. Common in mediation and complaints; the opposite is 不合情理, or of a person, 不近人情.
Learn this in Lesson 121 · HSK 7–9: 电梯劝烟案 (Court report: the lift smoking case)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.
Open the lesson →