听天安命 — “To resign oneself to fate”
听天安命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”. To let things take their own course; to accept destiny without struggle. Literally, “Listen to heaven and settle with one's fate”.
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听天安命 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对突如其来的变故，他选择听天安命，不再强求结果。
Facing the sudden changes, he chose to resign himself to fate, no longer forcing an outcome.
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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wěi委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 听天安命 mean?
听天安命 (tīng tiān ān mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”.
How do you pronounce 听天安命?
听天安命 is pronounced tīng tiān ān mìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 听天安命 literally mean?
Literally, 听天安命 means “Listen to heaven and settle with one's fate”. It is used to mean “to resign oneself to fate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 听天安命?
听：任凭；命：命运。听任事态自然发展变化，不做主观努力