To follow the crowd in Chinese: 随大溜 (suí dà liù)

suí dà liù

to follow the crowd

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 隨大溜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to follow the crowd
  2. 2going with the tide

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This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄙㄨㄟˊ

suí

/ s/ u/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄚˋ

/ d/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄡˋ

liù

/ l/ i/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

随大溜

Simplified

隨大溜

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他没有主见,总是随大溜。

    tā méi yǒu zhǔ jiàn, zǒng shì suí dà liù。

    He has no opinions of his own and always follows the crowd.

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