岂有此理

qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
  2. 2. ridiculous
  3. 3. absurd

Child Words of 岂有此理

有
yǒu

to have; there is

此
cǐ

this; these

理
lǐ

texture

岂
qǐ

how? (emphatic question)