随波逐流 meaning in English
to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
Traditional 隨波逐流39 strokes
Meaning of 随波逐流
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suíbōzhúliú
- to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
随波逐流 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
许多人毫无目的地随波逐流。
Many people drift through life without a purpose.
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随 suí · to follow · 11 strokes
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波 bō · waves · 8 strokes
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逐 zhú · to pursue · 10 strokes
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流 liú · to flow · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 随波逐流.
| 随便 | suíbiàn | as one wishes; as one pleases |
| 随时 | suíshí | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to exchange; exchange |
| 逐渐 | zhújiàn | gradually |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current |
| 逐步 | zhúbù | progressively; step by step |
| 随手 | suíshǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble |
| 随着 | suízhe | along with; in the wake of |
| 随意 | suíyì | as one wishes; according to one's wishes |
Questions about 随波逐流
What does 随波逐流 mean?
随波逐流 (suíbōzhúliú) means "to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly".
How do you write 随波逐流?
随波逐流 is made of 4 characters: 随 (11 strokes), 波 (8 strokes), 逐 (10 strokes), 流 (10 strokes). That is 39 strokes in total.
How is 随波逐流 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 随波逐流 is written 隨波逐流.