Word Detail

按理说
àn lǐ shuō
it is reasonable to say that...
HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

按理说应该到了。
Ànlǐshuō yīnggāi dào le.
Reasonably speaking, it should have arrived.
按理说不应该。
Ànlǐshuō bù yīnggāi.
Ideally it shouldn't be so.
虽然按理说...
Suīrán ànlǐshuō...
Although theoretically...