听天由命 (tīng tiān yóu mìng) — sich in sein Schicksal fügen; die Dinge ihren Lauf nehmen lassen

Definition

A chengyu meaning to give up control and accept whatever fate brings — a resigned, passive stance. Conveys hopelessness or helplessness, stronger than simply 'letting things be'.

idiom
sich in sein Schicksal fügendie Dinge ihren Lauf nehmen lassen

Beispiele

  • 听天由命
    Tā jué de zì jǐ yǐ jīng jìn lì le, shèng xià de zhǐ néng tīng tiān yóu mìng.
    He feels he has done his best; for the rest, he can only resign to fate.
  • 听天由命
    Zài nà zhǒng qíng kuàng xià, wǒ men chú le tīng tiān yóu mìng bié wú xuǎn zé.
    In that situation, we had no choice but to let fate decide.
  • 听天由命
    Tā bú yuàn yì tīng tiān yóu mìng, hái zài xiǎng bàn fǎ.
    He doesn't want to resign to fate; he is still thinking of ways.

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