随波逐流 (suí bō zhú liú) — to drift with the tide; to follow the crowd without independent judgment
Definition
A pejorative idiom for going along with whatever is popular, without your own judgment or principles — similar to 'go with the flow' in English, but always negative.
idiom
to drift with the tideto follow the crowd without independent judgment
Examples
- 随波逐流，。Tā bù xiǎng suí bō zhú liú, suǒ yǐ jué dìng jiān chí zì jǐ de guān diǎn.He doesn't want to drift with the tide, so he decided to stick to his own views.
- ，随波逐流，。Zài zhè ge wèn tí shàng, wǒ men bù néng suí bō zhú liú, yào yǒu zì jǐ de pàn duàn.On this issue, we cannot follow the crowd; we must have our own judgment.
- 随波逐流，。Hěn duō rén suí bō zhú liú, dàn zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù rén gǎn yú chuàng xīn.Many people drift with the tide, but only a few dare to innovate.
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