HSK · Level 55
105 words
Chinese word
推理
Pronunciation
Pinyintuī lǐ
Meaning
- nounreasoning
Example
他通过推理找到了真相。tā tōng guò tuī lǐ zhǎo dào le zhēn xiàng
He found the truth through reasoning.
More examples
犯罪现场的证据让他的推理更有说服力。fàn zuì xiàn chǎng de zhèng jù ràng tā de tuī lǐ gèng yǒu shuō fú lì
The evidence at the crime scene made his reasoning more convincing.
Core concept
Separate pieces of evidence connect into a clear path from what is known to what follows.
Common phrases
推理能力tuī lǐ néng lì
reasoning ability
推理过程tuī lǐ guò chéng
reasoning process
推理逻辑tuī lǐ luó jí
reasoning logic
推理小说tuī lí xiǎo shuō
mystery novel
Similar words
推论tuī lùn: A conclusion logically drawn from given facts or evidence.
推断tuī duàn: A conclusion drawn from observations or evidence with attention to its likelihood.
推测tuī cè: An estimate of what may be true when there is little supporting evidence.
结论jié lùn: The final result reached after thinking through an argument or the available evidence.
Definition in Chinese
根据已知事实或线索，运用逻辑推导出结论的思考过程或所得结论。gēn jù yǐ zhī shì shí huò xiàn suǒ yùn yòng luó jí tuī dǎo chū jié lùn de sī kǎo guò chéng huò suǒ de jié lùn
Word origin
推 (tuī, "push") suggests advancing an idea, while 理 (lǐ, "principle") supplies the orderly pattern that guides this advance.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this word is especially natural for solving a mystery or puzzle, where clues support the answer rather than a casual guess.
Other meanings
- inferencenoun
- deductionnoun
Opposites
- 直觉zhí juéintuitionnoun
- 本能běn nénginstinctnoun
Related words
- 推理小说tuī lí xiǎo shuōmystery novelnoun
- 演绎推理yǎn yì tuī lǐdeductive reasoningnoun
- 归纳推理guī nà tuī lǐinductive reasoningnoun