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理所当然

lǐ suǒ dāng rán

HSK 6 4-character word Traditional 理所當然

What 理所当然 means

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

The characters in 理所当然

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 所suǒactually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 她理所当然的取得了胜利。
  Tā lǐsuǒdāngrán de qǔdé le shènglì.
  She's sure to succeed.