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通情达理

tōng qíng dá lǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) fair and reasonable / sensible / standing to reason
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-043940fd241398a7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

通情達理 通情达理 [tong1 qing2 da2 li3] /(idiom) fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 通情達理

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

  • 情
    qíng

    (bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition

  • 达
    dá

    to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent

    Dá

    surname Da

  • 理
    lǐ

    texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.