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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

理所当然 [lǐsuǒdāngrán]
  1. 1. natural
    他认为我给他礼物是理所当然的。
    He reckons it's entirely natural that I should give him a present.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

理所当然 [lǐsuǒdāngrán]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] of course; as a matter of course; naturally
    他们的荒谬提案理所当然地被否决了。
    Of course their absurd proposal was rejected.
    他的权利受到侵害,理所当然得到赔偿。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

理所当然 [lǐsuǒdāngrán]
  1. 1. 按道理讲应该这样。

Examples

他的权利受到侵害,理所当然得到赔偿。 理所当然
他们两情相悦, 走到一起是理所当然的。
They love each other, thus it is only natural for them to be together. 相悦
他认为我给他礼物是理所当然的。
He reckons it's entirely natural that I should give him a present. 理所当然
理所当然
They took it for granted that after the war a brave new world was to be ushered in.
他们理所当然地认为战后必将迎来一个美丽的新世界。
to take sb for granted
认为某人做的事情是理所当然 grant
to take it for granted that...
认为...是理所当然 grant
as a matter of course
理所当然的事 matter
by its (very) nature
理所当然 nature

Word Decomposition


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