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想当然
xiǎng​dāng​rán

to take for granted

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 想当然耳 xiǎng​dāng​rán'ěr to take for granted
    To assume something must be so based on subjective reasoning; to take as a matter of course even if the facts are unproven.
  • 想当然尔 xiǎng​dāng​rán'ěr to take for granted
    to assume something is true based on one's own imagination; to take something as given; to think that it should be so as a matter of course