理所当然 lǐsuǒdāngrán as it should be by rights (idiom)
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
How to remember 理所当然: 理 reason + 所 place + 当 act as + 然 however = as it should be by rights (idiom).
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How it is used
- As a matter of course, naturally right - 他理所当然地当上了队长 (tā lǐsuǒdāngrán de dāngshàngle duìzhǎng) he became captain as a matter of course.
- Can approve (obviously proper) or criticize (taking things for granted): 把帮助当成理所当然 (treat help as one's due).
- Functions adverbially with 地 or as a predicate; contrast 想当然 (xiǎngdāngrán), to assume wrongly without checking.
Example sentences
- 我理所当然地认为她会参加我们的结婚典礼。 Wǒ lǐsuǒdāngrán de rènwéi tā huì cānjiā wǒmen de jiéhūndiǎnlǐ.I took it for granted that she would come to our wedding.
- 我理所当然地觉得，他会通过考试。 Wǒ lǐsuǒdāngrán de juéde, tāhuì tōngguò kǎoshì.I took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
- 我们认为他的生意理所当然会获得成功。 Wǒmen rènwéi tā de shēngyì lǐsuǒdāngrán huì huòdéchénggōng.We take it for granted that he will succeed in his business.