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Chinese dictionary
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  • as a matter of course; as it ought to be

    • tā men de huāng táng tí àn lǐ suǒ dāng rán de bèi fǒu dìng le

      他们荒唐提案理所当然否定

      Of course their absurd proposal was rejected.

    • bié jiāng zhè yī qiè dōu kàn zuò shì lǐ suǒ dāng rán de

      一切看作理所当然

      Don't take all this for granted.

    • měi gè ér tóng dōu yīng shàng xué zhè bèi rèn wéi shì lǐ suǒ dāng rán de

      儿童上学认为理所当然

      It is taken for granted that every child should go to school.

    • léi fēng jiāng bāng zhù bié rén dāng chéng zì jǐ lǐ suǒ dāng rán de yì wù

      雷锋帮助别人自己理所当然义务

      Lei Feng considered helping other people his natural duty.

    • zhè bù shì lǐ suǒ dāng rán de

      理所当然

      Don't think that goes without saying.

    • tā lǐ suǒ dāng rán de rèn wéi tā huì bèi yāo qǐng

      理所当然认为邀请

      He expected, not unnaturally, that he would be invited.

Word usage

  • Note
    "理所当然" is often used with verbs such as "以为", "认为" and "觉得".