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天经地义

tiān jīng dì yì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
  • right and unalterable
  • a matter of course

Definition

指非常正确、理所当然、不容置疑的道理。

Unquestionable, perfectly justified, as right as rain.

Usage

常用于形容事情或道理完全正确，理应如此。

Used to describe something that is completely correct and taken for granted.

Examples

  • 1 努力学习是天经地义的事情。(Studying hard is a matter of course.)
  • 2 在法治社会，遵守法律是天经地义的。(In a society ruled by law, obeying the law is taken for granted.)
  • 3 子女孝敬父母是天经地义的。(It is only right for children to respect their parents.)
  • 4 诚实守信是做人的天经地义。(Honesty and trustworthiness are fundamental principles of being a person.)
  • 5 保护环境是每个公民天经地义的责任。(Protecting the environment is the bounden duty of every citizen.)

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