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  1. (idiom) fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason

Characters

  • 通 (通): to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
  • 情 (情): (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
  • 达 (達): surname Da
  • 理 (理): 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

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Examples

他是个通情达理的人。

我们是两个通情达理的人。

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