go with the flow; follow the crowd
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to follow the crowd; to go along with the majority; to conform
informalOften used to describe conformist behavior in social situations where one lacks a strong personal opinion or wants to avoid standing out. May carry a slightly negative connotation of lacking initiative or independent thought. The colloquial "～儿" variant is common in spoken Chinese.
Zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
zhōng中
tā他
méi没
shén什
me么
zhǔ主
jiàn见
，
zǒng总
shì是
suí随
dà大
liù溜
。
He has no strong opinions in discussions and always just follows the crowd.
Jì既
rán然
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
yào要
qù去
nà那
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
，
wǒ我
yě也
jiù就
suí随
dà大
liù溜
le了
。
Since everyone wants to go to that restaurant, I'll just go with the flow.
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Tā他
shì是
gè个
suí随
dà大
liù溜
de的
rén人
，
cóng从
bù不
gǎn敢
tí提
chū出
bù不
tóng同
yì意
jiàn见
。
He is a conformist who never dares to voice a differing opinion.
Zài在
zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
shàng上
，
suí随
dà大
liù溜
er儿
shì是
zuì最
ān安
quán全
de的
xuǎn选
zé择
。
In matters like this, going along with the majority is the safest choice.