理所应当

理所應當

lǐsuǒyīngdāng

idiom #20,985

Meanings

1 perfectly justified
2 as it should be
3 only right and proper

Characters

reason / principle

that which / what

should / ought to

proper / fitting

Examples

帮助朋友是理所应当的事。

Bāngzhù péngyou shì lǐsuǒyīngdāng de shì.

Helping a friend is only right and proper.

他觉得父母养他是理所应当的。

Tā juéde fùmǔ yǎng tā shì lǐsuǒyīngdāng de.

He thinks it is only natural for his parents to support him.

Tips

usage

Variant of 理所当然 (lǐsuǒdāngrán). Both mean 'as a matter of course,' but 理所应当 carries a slightly stronger moral sense of obligation or duty, while 理所当然 emphasizes inevitability or naturalness.

Stroke Order

理 lǐ

所 suǒ

应 yīng

当 dāng