Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely reasonable; perfectly logical; most sensible: Describes an idea, argument, or statement that is characterized by the highest degree of sound judgment, logic, and common sense.
   • Judicious; sagacious: Conveys a sense of profound wisdom and excellent discernment in thought or speech.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lập luận của giáo sư thật chí lí. (The professor's argument is extremely reasonable.)
  • Đó là một đề xuất chí lí, nên được mọi người chấp nhận. (That is a most sensible proposal and should be accepted by everyone.)
  • Anh ấy đưa ra những phân tích chí lí về tình hình kinh tế. (He provided perfectly logical analyses of the economic situation.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "chí lí" is formal and carries a strong, emphatic tone. It is often used to express strong agreement with or admiration for the exceptional reasonableness of a point of view. It implies that something is not just logical, but the of logic and good sense.

Variants and Related Words

• Chính đáng (adj): legitimate, rightful. Focuses on legitimacy rather than pure logic.

  • Mong muốn đó là hoàn toàn chính đáng. (That desire is completely legitimate.)

• Hợp lí (adj): reasonable, rational. A more common and general term for something that makes sense.

  • Giá cả ở đây khá hợp lí. (The prices here are quite reasonable.)

Synonyms

• Perfectly logical: In accordance with clear, sound reasoning.
• Most sensible: Showing the best possible practical judgment.
• Judicious: Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.
• Sagacious: Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment.

Related Idioms

• Nói có lí: to speak reasonably.

  • Ông ấy luôn nói có lí, khiến người nghe tin phục. (He always speaks reasonably, making listeners trust and believe him.)

• Lẽ phải: righteousness, what is right. Refers to a moral or principled correctness, often overlapping with logical correctness.

  • Phải đấu tranh vì lẽ phải. (One must fight for what is right.)