# 岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ) means “how absurd; preposterous”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: how absurd; preposterous
- Pinyin: qǐyǒucǐlǐ (qi3 you3 ci3 li3)
- Traditional: 豈有此理
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他做错了事还不认账，真是岂有此理！
  Tā zuòcuòle shì hái bú rènzhàng, zhēn shì qǐyǒucǐlǐ!
  He did something wrong and still refuses to admit it—how absurd!

## Characters

- 岂 (qǐ): how? (emphatic question)
- [有](https://hanziro.com/word/you-have/) (yǒu): to have; there is
- [此](https://hanziro.com/word/ci-this/) (cǐ): this; these
- [理](https://hanziro.com/word/li-pay-attention/) (lǐ): to pay attention to; reason

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-you-ci-li-how-absurd/

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