逆来顺受 (nì lái shùn shòu) — to meekly submit to adversity; to resign oneself to hardship without protest
Definition
An idiom for meekly accepting mistreatment or hardship without protest — passive and resigned, often with a negative judgment on the person's lack of resistance.
idiom
to meekly submit to adversityto resign oneself to hardship without protest
Examples
- ，逆来顺受，。Miàn duì bù gōng, tā xuǎn zé nì lái shùn shòu, cóng bù fǎn kàng.Faced with injustice, he chooses to meekly submit and never resists.
- 逆来顺受。Zhè zhǒng nì lái shùn shòu de xìng gé ràng tā chī le hěn duō kuī.This kind of resigned-to-adversity personality caused him to suffer many losses.
- 逆来顺受，。Tā bú zài nì lái shùn shòu, ér shì yǒng gǎn dì zhàn chū lái wéi quán.She no longer meekly submits to adversity but bravely stands up to defend her rights.
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