Chinese word dictionary

随波逊流

suí bō xùn liú · to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

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Word information

Simplified随波逊流

Traditional隨波遜流

Pinyinsuí bō xùn liú

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

随suí

to follow, to listen to, to submit to

波bō

waves, ripples, breakers; undulations

逊xùn

humble, modest; to yield

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

How to learn 随波逊流

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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交流jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent

流行liúxíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

随便suíbiàn

as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton

随着suízhe

along with; in the wake of; following