Chinese word dictionary

理所当然

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

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Word information

Simplified理所当然

Traditional理所當然

Pinyinlǐsuǒdāngrán

Part of speechl

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

理lǐ

science, reason, logic; to manage

所suǒ

place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause

当dāng

appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

然rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

How to learn 理所当然

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所suǒ

actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive

虽然suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

所以suǒyǐ

therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

经理jīnglǐ

manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

然后ránhòu

then; after that; afterwards