No. 858 in Vietnamese
lý
"Reason" or "principle."
In a sentence
Tôi thích học vật lý vì nó rất thú vị.
I like studying physics because it's very interesting.
In this sentence, 'lý' is part of the term 'vật lý', which means 'physics'. It refers to the scientific discipline.
Anh ấy luôn cư xử có lý với mọi người.
He always acts reasonably with everyone.
Here, 'lý' is used in the phrase 'có lý', meaning 'reasonable', indicating logical behavior.
Lý do anh đến đây là gì?
What is the reason you came here?
In this sentence, 'lý' is part of the term 'lý do', meaning 'reason', denoting the cause or motivation for an action.
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