推理 (tuī lǐ) — to infer; to deduce
Definition
推理 means 'to deduce' from evidence, broader than 推断's narrower 'predict from data'. Collocates with 小说 (detective fiction) and 能力 (reasoning ability).
verb
to inferto deduce
Examples
- ，推理？Tōng guò yǐ zhī xìn xī, nǐ néng tuī lǐ chū zhēn xiàng ma?Can you deduce the truth from the known information?
- 推理。Kē xué jiā cóng zhè xiē shù jù zhōng tuī lǐ chū le yí gè zhòng yào jié lùn.Scientists deduced an important conclusion from this data.
- 推理。Zhēn tàn zhèng zài tuī lǐ àn jiàn de guān jiàn.The detective is inferring the key of the case.
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