理所当然

理所當然
lǐsuǒdāngrán
idiom HSK 7 #8,127

Meanings

  1. 1 to take for granted
  2. 2 as a matter of course
  3. 3 naturally; obviously

Examples

Tā juéde biérén bāng tā shì lǐsuǒdāngrán de.
He takes it for granted that others should help him.
Nǔlì le jiù lǐsuǒdāngrán huì chénggōng ma?
If you work hard, does success naturally follow?

Tips

grammar
Used as a predicate with : 理所当然 (This is only natural). Can also be used as an adverb: 理所当然接受 (to accept as a matter of course).
memory
Literally: "reason-place-should-so" — by reason, it should be so. What reason dictates must naturally be.

Stroke Order

suǒ
dāng
rán