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理所当然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán 理 (lǐ) reason, logic王 (wáng) king, ruler里 (lǐ) unit of distance所 (suǒ) actually戶 (hù) Waffe, Tür, Haus, Familie斤 (jīn) a catty (approximately 500 g)当 (dāng) to be彐 (jì) Schweinskopf, Schweinerüssel然 (rán) yes, certainly 37

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理所當然 as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course 我认为他会成功是理所当然的。wǒ rènwéi tā huì chénggōng shì lǐsuǒdāngrán deI take it for granted that he will succeed.法律面前人人平等是被认为理所当然的。fǎlǜ miànqián rénrén píngděng shì bèi rènwéi lǐsuǒdāngrán deIt is taken for granted that everyone is equal before the law.贝蒂穿着最好的服装来参加聚会，她理所当然地引起了广泛的注意。bèi dì chuānzhuó zuìhǎo de fúzhuāng lái cānjiā jùhuì tā lǐsuǒdāngrán dì yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn de zhùyìBetty came to the party dressed to kill and she certainly was the center of attention. 6

Hanzi	理所当然
Traditional	理所當然
Pinyin	lǐ suǒ dāng rán
Dict	as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
Components	*理 (lǐ)* reason, logic** 王 (wáng) king, ruler 里 (lǐ) unit of distance *所 (suǒ)* actually** 戶 (hù) Waffe, Tür, Haus, Familie 斤 (jīn) a catty (approximately 500 g) *当 (dāng)* to be** 彐 (jì) Schweinskopf, Schweinerüssel *然 (rán)* yes, certainly**
example Sentences	我认为他会成功是理所当然的。 wǒ rènwéi tā huì chénggōng shì lǐsuǒdāngrán de I take it for granted that he will succeed. 法律面前人人平等是被认为理所当然的。 fǎlǜ miànqián rénrén píngděng shì bèi rènwéi lǐsuǒdāngrán de It is taken for granted that everyone is equal before the law. 贝蒂穿着最好的服装来参加聚会，她理所当然地引起了广泛的注意。 bèi dì chuānzhuó zuìhǎo de fúzhuāng lái cānjiā jùhuì tā lǐsuǒdāngrán dì yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn de zhùyì Betty came to the party dressed to kill and she certainly was the center of attention.
Strokes	37
HSK	6

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