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HSK
7-9

outrageous

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qi3you3ci3li3 qǐyǒucǐlǐ

Meaning


Primary

outrageous

Alternatives

preposterous, absurd, ridiculous

Mnemonic


When you encounter someone doing something 豈有此理 outrageous, you think to yourself 豈 how could someone 有 possess 此 this sort of 理 logic that lead to this happening?

Usage


他 居然 說 這 是 我 的 錯, 真是 豈有此理。

He actually said this is my fault, it is truly outrageous.

他 偷 了 我 的 書 還 說 是 他 的, 實在 豈有此理。

He stole my book and claimed it was his, it is really outrageous.

這 輛 破 汽車 要 那麼 多 錢, 真是 豈有此理。

This broken car costs so much money, how outrageous.