道理 (dào li): meaning and stroke order

道理 in our stories

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• 后来，人们就用“纸上谈兵”形容只会讲书本上的道理、不会解决实际问题的人。

  hòulái rénmen jiù yòng zhǐshàngtánbīng xíngróng zhǐ huì jiǎng shūběn shàng de dàoli bú huì jiějué shíjì wèntí de rén

  Later people used "fighting battles on paper" to describe those who can only talk about theories from books and can't solve real problems.

  From the story Fighting battles on paper HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 两千年来，人们一直在讨论这场辩论到底谁赢了。有人说惠子更讲道理，也有人说庄子看到了逻辑看不到的东西。

  liǎngqiān nián lái rénmen yìzhí zài tǎolùn zhè chǎng biànlùn dàodǐ shéi yíng le yǒu rén shuō Huìzǐ gèng jiǎng dàoli yě yǒu rén shuō Zhuāngzǐ kàndào le luójí kàn bú dào de dōngxi

  For two thousand years people have argued about who really won. Some say Huizi was more rational; others say Zhuangzi saw what logic cannot.

  From the story The happiness of fish HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 也许两种看法都有道理：夸父最终没有抓住太阳，可是他留下的那片桃林，却实实在在地救了后来的人。

  yěxǔ liǎng zhǒng kànfǎ dōu yǒu dàoli Kuāfù zuìzhōng méiyǒu zhuā zhù tàiyáng kěshì tā liú xià de nà piàn táolín què shíshízàizài de jiù le hòulái de rén

  Perhaps both views have a point: Kuafu never caught the sun, but the peach grove he left behind really did save those who came after.

  From the story Kuafu chases the sun HSK 7–9 · Level 9