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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. 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.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

理所当然 [lǐsuǒdāngrán]
  1. 1. 按道理讲应该这样。

Examples

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.
理所当然
to take sb for granted
认为某人做的事情是理所当然
to take it for granted that...
认为…是理所当然
as a matter of course
理所当然的事
by its (very) nature
理所当然
I desire you will not take me for granted any longer.
希望你以后别老认为我做的事情是理所当然
After-school care is a matter of course with 90% of women needing to bring in a second wage to survive.
放学后的看护是理所当然的,90%的妇女需要第二份工资来维持生计。

Word Decomposition


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[suǒ]
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[dāng]
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[rán]

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