理所当然

lǐ suǒ dāng rán

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
2. inevitable and right

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• 天经地义 tiān jīng dì yì 天经地义 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper 天经地义与理所当然都表示绝对正确、不容置疑的道理。: lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper

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常用作谓语或状语，如“这是理所当然的事”或“理所当然地认为”。

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帮助朋友是 理所当然 的。

Helping friends is as it should be by rights.

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Child Words of 理所当然

• 当 当 dāng: (onom.) dong
• 所 所 suǒ: actually
• 理 理 lǐ: texture
• 当 当 dàng: at or in the very same...
• 当然 当然 dāng rán: only natural
• 然 然 rán: correct