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Definition(s) for: 岂有此理

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
岂有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ - how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
- ridiculous
- absurd

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 9 - 46,128 33,499

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
kǎi- old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]
- old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]
- how? (emphatic question)
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
- this; these
- texture
- grain (of wood)
- inner essence
- intrinsic order
- reason
- logic
- truth
- science
- natural science (esp. physics)
- to manage
- to pay attention to
- to run (affairs)
- to handle
- to put in order
- to tidy up

Other Words Containing 岂有此理

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo