xiǎo​zhī​yǐ​lǐ

to reason with someone

  1. to inform
    to tell; to inform; to make something explicit to others
  2. zhī pronoun
    it
    Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".
  3. preposition
    by means of
    to use; by means of; with; using the tool or method introduced
  4. verbnoun
    reason
    reason; logic; truth; a law or principle governing how things work