演绎推理 yǎnyìtuīlǐ deductive reasoning or syllogism Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 演绎 演繹 yǎnyì to deduce (logic) to deduce or infer; the process of logical deduction; to reason from the general to the specific推理 tuīlǐ noun to reason to infer or deduce new information based on existing premises