parrot others; echo; lack independent thought
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to echo what others say; to parrot; to have no independent views
derogatoryUsed to criticize someone who lacks independent thinking and merely follows popular opinion. Often used as a predicate or attributive.
Zuò做
xué学
wèn问
bù不
néng能
rén人
yún云
yì亦
yún云
，
yào要
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jiàn见
jiě解
。
One cannot simply parrot others in academic research; one must have one's own insights.
Tā他
zhè这
ge个
rén人
zǒng总
shì是
rén人
yún云
yì亦
yún云
，
yī一
diǎn点
zhǔ主
jiàn见
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
He always just echoes what others say, without any independent judgment.
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Lǐng领
dǎo导
gàn干
bù部
bù不
néng能
rén人
yún云
yì亦
yún云
，
yào要
yǒu有
dú独
lì立
pàn判
duàn断
néng能
lì力
。
Leaders cannot simply follow the crowd; they must have the ability to think independently.
Nà那
zhǒng种
rén人
yún云
yì亦
yún云
de的
wén文
zhāng章
háo毫
wú无
jià价
zhí值
。
Articles that merely parrot others' opinions have no value whatsoever.