天经地义
tiānjīngdìyì
perfectly justified; right and proper
Characters in this word
经 jīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
义 yì
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 很多人觉得子女赡养父母是天经地义的事。 Hěnduō rén juéde zǐnǚ shànyǎng fùmǔ shì tiānjīngdìyì de shì. Many people feel it is only right and proper for children to support their parents.
- 照顾生病的家人不是天经地义的负担，而是爱的表达。 Zhàogù shēngbìng de jiārén búshì tiānjīngdìyì de fùdān, ér shì ài de biǎodá. Caring for a sick family member is not a duty taken for granted, but an expression of love.
- 他从不认为加班是天经地义，总是准时下班。 Tā cóngbú rènwéi jiābān shì tiānjīngdìyì, zǒngshì zhǔnshí xiàbān. He never considers overtime to be perfectly justified and always leaves work on time.