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The Chinese word 逻辑 (luóji) meaning "logic" is a phonetic borrowing from the English word "logic", formed by selecting two characters whose pronunciations approximate the sounds of the source word. The character 逻 (luó) mimics the "lo-" sound, while 辑 (jí) approximates the "-gic" sound, with their original meanings, 逻 meaning "to patrol" and 辑 meaning "to compile", being largely incidental to the term's conceptual meaning, which is directly imported from Western philosophical discourse.

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他的逻辑很清晰。

Tā de luójí hěn qīngxī.

His logic is very clear.

学习数学能锻炼逻辑思维。

Xuéxí shùxué néng duànliàn luójí sīwéi.

Learning mathematics can exercise logical thinking.

这篇文章的逻辑结构非常严谨。

Zhè piān wénzhāng de luójí jiégòu fēicháng yánjǐn.

The logical structure of this article is very rigorous.

在辩论中，逻辑推理能力至关重要。

Zài biànlùn zhōng, luójí tuīlǐ nénglì zhìguān zhòngyào.

In debates, logical reasoning ability is crucial.

尽管他的观点看似合理，但经不起逻辑推敲。

Jǐnguǎn tā de guāndiǎn kàn sì hélǐ, dàn jīng bù qǐ luójí tuīqiāo.

Although his point seems reasonable, it cannot withstand logical scrutiny.

Word Definition - 逻辑

luó ji logic; reasoning

Individual Character Details

逻 luó
辑 jí