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理所当然

lǐ suǒ dāng rán · li suo dang ran

Traditional 理所當然

Meaning

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

2 examples

我(wǒ)理(lǐ)所(suǒ)当(dāng)然(rán)地(de)认(rèn)为(wéi)他(tā)会(huì)履(lǚ)行(xíng)诺(nuò)言(yán)。

I took it for granted that he would keep his word.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

我(wǒ)理(lǐ)所(suǒ)当(dāng)然(rán)地(de)认(rèn)为(wéi)她(tā)会(huì)参(cān)加(jiā)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)结(jié)婚(hūn)典(diǎn)礼(lǐ)。

I took it for granted that she would come to our wedding.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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