suí​bō​zhú​làng

to drift with the waves

  • created reference approved 随波逐浪/隨波逐浪 → 随波逐流/隨波逐流 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    随波逐浪 / 隨波逐浪 suí​bō​zhú​làng

    随波逐流 / 隨波逐流 suí​bō​zhú​liú

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 随波逐浪/隨波逐浪 · suí​bō​zhú​làng · to drift with the waves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    随波逐浪 / 隨波逐浪

    suí​bō​zhú​làng

    to drift with the waves

    To rise and fall or drift along with the movement of the waves

    随波 (literal) → 随波/隨波 · suí​bō · to drift with waves 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 随波逐浪/隨波逐浪 · suí​bō​zhú​làng · to go with the flow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    随波逐浪 / 隨波逐浪

    suí​bō​zhú​làng

    to go with the flow

    To lack one's own opinion and be easily swayed by outside circumstances or the crowd

    随波 (literal) → 随波/隨波 · suí​bō · to follow the current 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 随波逐浪/隨波逐浪 · suí​bō​zhú​làng · to follow blindly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    随波逐浪 / 隨波逐浪

    suí​bō​zhú​làng

    to follow blindly

    To follow others in their actions; to act in concert with others, often for bad purposes

    随波 (literal) → 随波/隨波 · suí​bō · to follow the current 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 随波逐浪/隨波逐浪 · suí​bō​zhú​làng · to adapt to circumstances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    随波逐浪 / 隨波逐浪

    suí​bō​zhú​làng

    to adapt to circumstances

    (literary) To act flexibly according to the situation rather than sticking to fixed rules

    随波 (literal) → 随波/隨波 · suí​bō · to follow the current 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense