理所当然 lǐsuǒdāngrán

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

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 理所当然, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

理所当然 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 理所当然 mean in English?

理所当然 is pronounced lǐsuǒdāngrán and means As it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course, inevitable and right †.

How do you pronounce 理所当然?

理所当然 is lǐsuǒdāngrán in pinyin — written lisuodangran without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 理所当然?

理所当然 is written with 4 characters: 理 (lǐ) Reason (principle - theory - manage - logic), 所 (suǒ) Place (actually - mw for buildings - what - [preceding a verb]), 当 (dāng / dàng) Should (facing - when - act as - equal); Appropriate (assume), 然 (rán) Correct (thus - however). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 理所当然 written in traditional Chinese?

理所當然. The simplified form 理所当然 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 理所當然 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced lǐsuǒdāngrán.

Is 理所当然 an HSK word?

Yes — 理所当然 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.