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CHINESE WORD

tiān jīng dì yì

天经地义

heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
tian1 jing1 di4 yi4
English meanings
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom), fig. right and proper, right and unalterable, a matter of course

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tiānjīngdìyì天经地义。

    Perfectly natural.

  2. 02

    zhè这hěn很tiānjīngdìyì天经地义。

    This is only natural.

  3. 03

    lǐsuǒdāngrán理所当然。

    Of course.

  4. 04

    héqínghélǐ合情合理。

    Reasonable.

  5. 05

    lǐ理yīng应rúcǐ如此。

    As it should be.

  6. 06

    lìng令rén人xìn信fú服。

    Convincing.

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