We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「隨波逐流」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「隨波逐流」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Zhu: follow. Rise and fall with the waves and drift with the water. It is a metaphor for not having a firm stand, lacking the ability to judge right from wrong, and being able to only follow others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
suí bō zhú liú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheui4 bo1 juk6 lau4
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
