HSK 6 · Emotions

岂有此理 qǐyǒucǐlǐ “outrageous” in Chinese

Said as qíyóucílǐ

Traditional 豈有此理

What 岂有此理 means

  1. outrageous
  2. how absurd!
  3. how can this be so? (idiom)
  4. preposterous
  5. ridiculous
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • absurd

How to say 岂有此理

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale岂qǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale有yǒu3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale此cǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale理lǐ3rd tone, dipping

Said as qíyóucílǐ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

岂有此理 in a sentence

  1. 他借了钱不还，还骂人，真是岂有此理！

    Tā jiè le qián bù huán, hái mà rén, zhēn shì qǐyǒucǐlǐ!

    He borrowed money, won’t pay it back, and even swears at people. It’s outrageous!

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 岂有此理！怎么能这样对待客人？

    Qǐyǒucǐlǐ! Zěnme néng zhèyàng duìdài kèrén?

    How absurd! How can you treat guests like this?

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 岂有此理 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 岂 (qǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
岂qǐhow?
  • 山mountain · shān
  • 己self · jǐSound part
The character 有 (yǒu) drawn as one shape
有yǒuto have; there is

有 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidA hand holding a piece of meat 月: to have.

The character 此 (cǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
此cǐthis; these
  • 止stop · zhǐSound part
  • 匕spoon · bǐMeaning part

匕 hints at the meaning (spoon); 止 (zhǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with cǐ.

The character 理 (lǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
理lǐtexture
  • 王king · wángMeaning part
  • 里village · lǐSound part

王 hints at the meaning (king); 里 (lǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐ.

Memory aid王 here is jade 玉: cutting jade along its grain. 里 (lǐ) gives the sound: to put in order, reason.

How to write 岂有此理

岂 6 strokes · 有 6 strokes · 此 6 strokes · 理 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 岂有此理

Words with 有

有yǒu · to have没有méiyǒu · not to have有的yǒude · (there are) some (who are…)有些yǒuxiē · some有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly有时yǒushí · sometimes有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting有名yǒumíng · famous只有zhǐyǒu · only有人yǒurén · someone

Words with 此

此cǐ · this因此yīncǐ · thus从此cóngcǐ · from now on彼此bǐcǐ · each other此外cǐwài · besides

Words with 理

经理jīnglǐ · manager理解lǐjiě · to comprehend理想lǐxiǎng · an ideal理发lǐfà · to get a haircut修理xiūlǐ · to repair整理zhěnglǐ · to arrange管理guǎnlǐ · to supervise办理bànlǐ · to handle处理chǔlǐ · to handle合理hélǐ · rational

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凄凉qīliáng · desolate钦佩qīnpèi · to admire气魄qìpò · boldness期望qīwàng · to expect气质qìzhì · temperament趣味qùwèi · interest热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears忍耐rěnnài · to be patient

FAQs

岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ) means “outrageous” or “how absurd!”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qǐyǒucǐlǐ: qǐ with a 3rd tone, then yǒu with a 3rd tone, then cǐ with a 3rd tone, then lǐ with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like qíyóucílǐ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 岂有此理 is written 豈有此理. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qiyoucili with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 岂有此理 from the suggestions. Typing qiyoucili into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
岂有此理 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.