听天任命 — “To resign oneself to fate”
听天任命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”. To leave everything to the will of Heaven or destiny; to submit to one's lot without struggle. Literally, “listen to heaven and accept destiny”.
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听天任命 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对突如其来的变故，他选择听天任命，不再强求结果。
Faced with the sudden turn of events, he chose to resign himself to fate and no longer insisted on a specific outcome.
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Synonyms of 听天任命
More idioms starting with 听
- tīng听zhī之rèn任zhī之Let things take their course
- tīng听rén人chuān穿bí鼻to be manipulated or controlled by others
- tīng听qí其zì自biàn便let someone act as they wish
- tīng听qí其zì自liú流let it flow naturally
- tīng听qí其zì自rán然Let things take their natural course
- tīng听qí其yán言ér而guān观qí其xíng行Judge by actions, not just words
- tīng听qí其yán言guān观qí其xíng行judge by actions, not words
- tīng听tiān天ān安mìng命Resign oneself to fate
- tīng听wēi微jué决yí疑Observe subtle details to resolve difficult problems
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What does 听天任命 mean?
听天任命 (tīng tiān rèn mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”.
How do you pronounce 听天任命?
听天任命 is pronounced tīng tiān rèn mìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 听天任命 literally mean?
Literally, 听天任命 means “listen to heaven and accept destiny”. It is used to mean “to resign oneself to fate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 听天任命?
听：任凭；任：听凭；命：命运。听任事态自然发展变化，不做主观努力