理由
Meaning
- reason
- grounds
- justification
Measure word
个 gè
Example sentence
没有理由害怕。
There's no reason to be afraid.
Characters in 理由
- 理 lǐ reason, principle; to manage, to put in order
- 由 yóu to follow
理 reason plus 由, to proceed from. What a reason proceeds from, hence grounds.