理所应当

理所應當

lǐsuǒ-yīngdāng

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

HSK 2

帮助朋友是理所应当的事。

Bāngzhù péngyou shì lǐsuǒ-yīngdāng de shì.

Helping a friend is only right and proper.

HSK 3

他觉得父母养他是理所应当的。

Tā juéde fùmǔ yǎng tā shì lǐsuǒ-yīngdāng 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