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As it should be by rights (idiom) in Chinese: 理所当然 (lǐ suǒ dāng rán)

lǐ suǒ dāng rán

as it should be by rights (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 理所當然1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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理
所
当
然

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

理所当然

Simplified

理所當然

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他把父母的付出当成理所当然的事。

    tā bǎ fù mǔ de fù chū dàng chéng lǐ suǒ dāng rán de shì。

    He takes his parents' sacrifices for granted.

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Related words

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

所

suǒ

actually

理

lǐ

texture

所以

suǒ yǐ

therefore

当然

dāng rán

only natural

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

然后

rán hòu

then

虽然

suī rán

although

突然

tū rán

sudden

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

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