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合乎情理

Mandarin · pinyin hé hū qíng lǐ

reasonable; to make sense

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合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
乎: hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage

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2–1–2–3 · he2 hu1 qing2 li3

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