一意孤行 (yī yì gū xíng) — (idiom) to insist on doing things one's own way; to be willful and refuse to listen to others

Definition

Examples

• 他一意孤行，从不听别人的建议，最后失败了。
  Tā yī yì gū xíng, cóng bù tīng bié rén de jiàn yì, zuì hòu shī bài le.
  He stuck to his own way, never listened to others' advice, and ultimately failed.
• 管理者如果一意孤行，团队很快就会失去凝聚力。
  Guǎn lǐ zhě rú guǒ yī yì gū xíng, tuán duì hěn kuài jiù huì shī qù níng jù lì.
  If a manager goes his own way stubbornly, the team will quickly lose cohesion.
• 你不能这样一意孤行，听听大家的意见再做决定吧。
  Nǐ bù néng zhè yàng yī yì gū xíng, tīng tīng dà jiā de yì jiàn zài zuò jué dìng ba.
  You can't be so headstrong — listen to everyone's opinions before making a decision.