adapt to changes; accept circumstances
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to adapt to changes or circumstances (especially misfortune or bereavement)
literaryCommonly used in the set phrase 节哀顺变 to console someone who has lost a loved one. Literally means to follow and accept the change/accident.
Qǐng请
jié节
āi哀
shùn顺
biàn变
，
duō多
duō多
bǎo保
zhòng重
shēn身
tǐ体
。
Please resign yourself to the inevitable, restrain your grief, and take good care of yourself.
Tā他
quàn劝
jiā家
shǔ属
men们
jié节
āi哀
shùn顺
biàn变
，
liào料
lǐ理
hǎo好
shì逝
zhě者
de的
hòu后
shì事
。
He advised the family members to accept the loss and take care of the funeral arrangements.
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Miàn面
duì对
tū突
rú如
qí其
lái来
de的
hèng横
huò祸
，
yī一
jiā家
rén人
bù不
dé得
bù不
shùn顺
biàn变
yǐ以
qiú求
shēng生
cún存
。
Facing sudden calamity, the entire family had to adapt to the changed circumstances in order to survive.