follow the crowd; go with the flow
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to follow the majority; to go with the flow; to do what everyone else is doing
informalOften implies a lack of independent thinking. Can be used neutrally or with mild criticism. The variant 随大流 (suí dà liú) is also commonly used.
Zuò做
rén人
yào要
yǒu有
zhǔ主
jiàn见
，
bù不
néng能
zǒng总
shì是
suí随
dà大
liù溜
。
One must have one's own opinions; you can't always just follow the crowd.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
shang上
，
wǒ我
kě可
bù不
néng能
suí随
dà大
liù溜
，
děi得
shuō说
chū出
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhēn真
shí实
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
On this issue, I really can't go with the flow—I have to speak my true thoughts.
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Tā他
jiù就
shì是
ài爱
suí随
dà大
liù溜
，
kàn看
jiàn见
bié别
rén人
mǎi买
shén什
me么
tā他
jiù就
mǎi买
shén什
me么
。
He just loves to follow the crowd—whatever others buy, he buys too.