Word: 道理 (dàoli)

也许您有道理。

Yěxǔ nín yǒu dàoli.

Maybe you're right.

他慢慢领悟了这个道理。

Tā mànmàn lǐngwù le zhège dàoli.

Little by little, he came to understand this truth.

他用大白话讲了这个道理。

Tāyòng dàbáihuà jiǎngle zhège dàoli.

He explained the idea in plain everyday language.

他讲得有道理，我听了很服气。

Tā jiǎng de yǒu dàoli, wǒ tīngle hěn fúqì.

What he said made sense, and I was quite convinced.

他讲的道理玄得很。

Tā jiǎng de dàoli xuán de hěn.

The principles he talks about are very mysterious.

他说的话有一定的道理。

Tā shuō de huà yǒu yídìng de dàoli.

There is a certain amount of truth in what he's saying.

你说的没有道理。

Nǐ shuō de méiyǒu dàoli.

What you said does not make sense.

你说的话没有道理。

Nǐ shuō de huà méiyǒu dàoli.

What you are saying does not make sense.

她很有见识，说话有道理。

Tā hěn yǒu jiànshi, shuōhuà yǒu dàoli.

She has real insight, and what she says makes sense.

她说的话没有道理。

Tā shuō de huà méiyǒu dàoli.

What she said did not make sense.

易经讲的是变化的道理。

Yìjīng jiǎng de shì biànhuà de dàoli.

The Book of Changes is about the principles of change.

是什么道理？

Shì shénme dàoli?

What's the reason?

没道理是这样的啊！

Méi dàoli shì zhèyàng de a!

This just doesn't add up!

理念没有道理。

Lǐniàn méiyǒu dàoli.

The concept doesn’t make sense.

真理越辩越明，道理越讲越清

zhēnlǐ yuè biàn yuè míng, dàoli yuè jiǎng yuè qīng

truth gets clearer the more it is debated, reason gets clearer the more it is explained

老师用简单的例子阐释这个道理。

Lǎoshī yòng jiǎndān de lìzi chǎnshì zhège dàoli.

The teacher used simple examples to explain this principle.

这个办法颇有道理。

Zhège bànfǎ pō yǒu dàoli.

This method makes rather good sense.

这个消息没有道理。

Zhège xiāoxi méiyǒu dàoli.

This message doesn't make sense.

这个看法是个错觉，并且没道理。

Zhège kànfǎ shì gè cuòjué, bìngqiě méi dàoli.

This idea is a misperception, and makes no sense.

那是有道理的。

Nà shì yǒu dàoli de.

That makes sense.

黄帝内经讲养生的道理。

Huángdìnèijīng jiǎng yǎngshēng de dàoli.

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon explains the principles of staying healthy.