推理
tuīlǐ
to reason, to infer; reasoning
Part of speech · verb / noun
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Examples
- 侦探通过推理找到了真凶。The detective found the real culprit through deduction.
- 这个结论是逻辑推理的结果。This conclusion is the result of logical reasoning.
Collocations
逻辑推理推理小说合理推理推理能力
Mnemonic
推 tuī "to push, infer" + 理 lǐ "reason, principle": pushing along the reasoning, i.e. inference, deduction. Same as the Korean word chu-ri (推理). Logically inferring a new conclusion from known facts or premises (逻辑推理 logical reasoning, 推理小说 a detective novel). 推 means "to push, infer" (推测, 推断); 理 means "reason, principle" (道理, 原理). A thinking activity in the same flow as 论证 (argumentation) and 求证 (verification).
Related
推断论证推测逻辑
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