道理 (dào li) means “reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Measure word: 个
Practice each character:
他说的道理很有说服力。
Tā shuō de dàolǐ hěn yǒu shuōfúlì.
What he said makes a lot of sense.
Updated: 2026-05-27