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理所当然 (lǐ suǒ dāng rán) – as it should be by rights (idiom)

lǐ suǒ dāng rán

as it should be by rights (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 理所當然0 example sentences

Definitions

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

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理所当然

Simplified

理所當然

Traditional

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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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