created sense approved 随波逐流/隨波逐流 · suíbōzhúliú · to drift with the tide — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
随波逐流 / 隨波逐流
suíbōzhúliú
to drift with the tide
to drift with the waves and follow the current
随 (literal) → 随/隨 · suí · to follow 波 (literal) → 波 · bō · wave (water) 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 随波逐流/隨波逐流 · suíbōzhúliú · to follow the crowd — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
随波逐流 / 隨波逐流
suíbōzhúliú
to follow the crowd
to follow others blindly without having one's own opinion or direction
随 (literal) → 随/隨 · suí · to follow 波 (literal) → 波 · bō · wave (water) 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition