Meaning of 听天由命
听天由命 means to resign oneself to fate; to accept what happens without making an effort; to trust to luck. Pronounced tīng tiān yóu mìng.
- to resign oneself to fate; to accept what happens without making an effort; to trust to luck
Definitions & Examples
Jì既
rán然
yǐ已
jīng经
jìn尽
lì力
le了
，
shèng剩
xià下
de的
jiù就
tīng听
tiān天
yóu由
mìng命
ba吧
。
Since we've already done our best, let's just resign ourselves to fate for the rest.
Tā他
zhè这
gè个
rén人
hěn很
xiāo消
jí极
，
zuò做
shén什
me么
shì事
dōu都
tīng听
tiān天
yóu由
mìng命
。
He is a very passive person who resigns himself to fate in everything he does.
Kǎo考
shì试
jié结
guǒ果
rú如
hé何
，
zhǐ只
néng能
tīng听
tiān天
yóu由
mìng命
le了
。
As for how the exam results turn out, we can only trust to luck.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
shì是
tīng听
tiān天
yóu由
mìng命
，
hái还
yào要
jī积
jí极
zhēng争
qǔ取
。
We can't just resign ourselves to fate; we must also actively strive for what we want.