lǐ suǒ dāng rán

Traditional: 理所當然

HSK 7–9

理所当然 (lǐ suǒ dāng rán) is a Chinese word meaning “as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 理所当然

理lǐ · texture所suǒ · actually当dāng · (onom.) dong然rán · correct

Related words

所以therefore然后then; after that; afterwards当(onom.) dong当to be当at or in the very same...所有all当然only natural所actually当时then; at that time当时immediately; right then处理to handle; to deal with虽然although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

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