顺
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自
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To let nature take its course (idiom) in Chinese: 顺其自然 (shùn qí zì rán)

shùn qí zì rán

to let nature take its course (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 順其自然1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to let nature take its course (idiom)

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顺
其
自
然

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ㄕㄨㄣˋ

shùn

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧˊ

qí

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

顺其自然

Simplified

順其自然

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 别太担心，顺其自然就好。

    bié tài dān xīn， shùn qí zì rán jiù hǎo。

    Don't worry too much; just let things take their course.

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Related words

自

zì

self

其

qí

his

顺

shùn

to obey

当然

dāng rán

only natural

其实

qí shí

actually

其他

qí tā

other

然后

rán hòu

then

虽然

suī rán

although

突然

tū rán

sudden

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

果然

guǒ rán

really

忽然

hū rán

suddenly

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