听天由命 (tīng tiān yóu mìng) — to be resigned to one's fate; to let things take their course
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
to be resigned to one's fateto let things take their course
Examples
- ，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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