无理 (wú lǐ) — unreasonable; irrational
Definition
Used to judge a person's actions, demands, or arguments as groundless and unjustified. Like 不像话 and 离谱, it criticizes behavior — but 无理 focuses on the lack of a valid reason rather than the shock or outrage those words highlight.
verb
unreasonableirrational
Examples
- 无理。Zhè ge yāo qiú hěn wú lǐ.This request is very unreasonable.
- 无理，。Tā shuō huà zǒng shì nà me wú lǐ, méi rén xǐ huan gēn tā zhēng lùn.He always speaks so unreasonably; nobody likes to argue with him.
- 无理，。Nǐ zhè yàng zuò tài wú lǐ le, lián nǐ de péng you dōu kàn bú xià qù le.What you did is so unreasonable that even your friends can't stand it.
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