理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
理所当然
lǐsuǒdāngrán
as a matter of course; only natural
Characters in this word
当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
然 rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 肰 dog meat 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 不能因为母亲长期照料家庭，就把她的付出视为理所当然。 Bù néng yīnwèi mǔqīn chángqī zhàoliào jiātíng, jiù bǎ tā de fùchū shìwéi lǐsuǒdāngrán. We must not regard a mother's contribution as a matter of course simply because she has long cared for the family.
- 他工作最努力，得到奖励是理所当然的。 Tā gōngzuò zuì nǔlì, dédào jiǎnglì shì lǐsuǒdāngrán de. He works hardest, so it's only natural that he gets the reward.
- 孩子觉得父母给自己买东西是理所当然的。 Háizi juéde fùmǔ gěi zìjǐ mǎi dōngxi shì lǐsuǒdāngrán de. The child feels it's a matter of course that parents buy things for him.