当然 dāng rán — of course; certainly; naturally; obviously

当然
dāng rán

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Definitions

  1. of course; certainly; naturally; obviously

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. only natural
  2. as it should be
  3. certainly
  4. of course
  5. without doubt

zdic(汉典)

  1. 应当如此。
  2. 表示肯定，合乎情理。

ExtDict

  1. 应当这样：理所～｜取得这么好的成绩，心丑高兴是～的
  2. 表示合于事理或情理，没有疑问：群众有困难～应该帮助解决。

Examples

  • 你帮了我这么大的忙，我当然要请你吃饭。

    You've helped me so much; of course I want to treat you to dinner.

  • 他说的当然有道理，但我们还得再想想。

    What he says is naturally reasonable, but we still need to think it over.

  • 这种事当然不能随便答应。

    Naturally, I can't just agree to something like that.