cóng
shàn
liú

idiom

Meaning of 从善如流

从善如流 means readily accept good advice; be open-minded and quick to follow good counsel. Pronounced cóng shàn rú liú.

  • readily accept good advice; be open-minded and quick to follow good counsel

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
wéi
lǐng
dǎo
zhě
 
zuì
de
yōu
diǎn
jiù
shì
cóng
shàn
liú
 
néng
xùn
cǎi
tuán
duì
de
hǎo
jiàn
 

As a leader, his greatest strength is his readiness to accept good advice, swiftly adopting the team's sound suggestions.

Zài
jiā
de
quàn
shuō
xià
 
zuì
zhōng
gǎi
biàn
le
zhǔ
 
zhè
zhǒng
cóng
shàn
liú
de
tài
zhí
kěn
dìng
 

After everyone's persuasion, he finally changed his mind; this attitude of readily accepting good advice is commendable.

dài
de
xián
míng
jūn
zhǔ
 
dōu
yǒu
cóng
shàn
liú
de
měi
 

Wise rulers in ancient times mostly possessed the virtue of readily following good counsel.

hǎo
de
jué
zhě
yīng
gāi
huái怀
ruò
 
cóng
shàn
liú
 

A good decision-maker should be open-minded and ready to accept sound advice.