理所当然
Simplified word
理所當然
Traditional word
理所当然 English definition
lǐ suǒ dāng rán
- as it should be by rights (idiom)
- proper and to be expected as a matter of course
- inevitable and right
lǐ suǒ dāng rán
- as it should be by rights (idiom)
- proper and to be expected as a matter of course
- inevitable and right
HSK level
Characters
- 理 (lǐ): texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up;
- 所 (suǒ): actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4];
- 当 (dāng): to act as; to be; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at;
- 然 (rán): correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly;