理所当然
lǐ suǒ dāng rán
Pinyin

Definition

理所当然
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lǐ suǒ dāng rán
  1. as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
  2. inevitable and right

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不然
bù rán
  1. 1 not so
  2. 2 no
  3. 3 or else
  4. 4 otherwise
  5. 5 if not
  6. 6 How about ...?
依然
yī rán
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 as before
居然
jū rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 go so far as to
心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
所
suǒ
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. 4 that which
  5. 5 particle introducing a relative clause or passive
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
所以
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why
所有
suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 to possess
  4. 4 to own
所谓
suǒ wèi
  1. 1 so-called
  2. 2 what is called
果然
guǒ rán
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 sure enough
  3. 3 as expected
  4. 4 if indeed
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards
理由
lǐ yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 grounds
  3. 3 justification
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
当然
dāng rán
  1. 1 only natural
  2. 2 as it should be
  3. 3 certainly
  4. 4 of course
  5. 5 without doubt
突然
tū rán
  1. 1 sudden
  2. 2 abrupt
  3. 3 unexpected
竟然
jìng rán
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
  3. 3 in spite of everything
  4. 4 in that crazy way
  5. 5 actually
  6. 6 to go as far as to
自然
zì rán
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 natural
  3. 3 naturally
虽然
suī rán
  1. 1 although
  2. 2 even though
  3. 3 even if
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
不理
bù lǐ
  1. 1 to refuse to acknowledge
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 to take no notice of
  4. 4 to ignore
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss

Idioms (20)

一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
  1. 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 not to be in the least concerned about
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
任其自然
rèn qí zì rán
  1. 1 to let things take their course (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave it to nature
  3. 3 laissez-faire
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
  1. 1 back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
  2. 2 Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
  1. 1 to be one's old self (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unchanged
  3. 3 (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
  1. 1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
  1. 1 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这个就是说我们生活在城市里的孩子可能不太接触这些农活，然后就理所当然地认为这些劳动成果来得很简单，然后你真的自己亲手去做一下的时候，就会发现了，啊，其实农民伯伯他们真的是非常地辛苦。好的，那么还有什么对学农的一些感想吗？或者说最有趣的经历啊 ……
zhège jiùshìshuō wǒmen shēnghuó zài chéngshì lǐ de háizi kěnéng bùtài jiēchù zhèxiē nónghuó ，ránhòu jiù lǐsuǒdāngrán de rènwéi zhèxiē láodòng chéngguǒ lái de hěn jiǎndān ，ránhòu nǐ zhēnde zìjǐ qīnshǒu qù zuò yīxià de shíhou ，jiù huì fāxiàn le ，a ，qíshí nóngmín bóbo tāmen zhēnde shì fēicháng de xīnkǔ 。hǎo de ，nàme hái yǒu shénme duì xuénóng de yīxiē gǎnxiǎng ma ？huòzhěshuō zuì yǒuqù de jīnglì a ……
You're saying that children who live in the city maybe don't really come into contact with this kind of farm work, and take it for granted that this kind of work is really easy. And that when you really have to go and experience it first-hand, you will find that actually, the farmers have a very hard job. All right, do you have more thoughts on experiencing farming life? Or could you tell us your most interesting experience?
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