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降心相从 — “To humble oneself and comply with others' wishes”

降心相从 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself and comply with others' wishes”. To yield to another's will. Literally, “Humble one's heart and follow”.

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降心相从 Pronunciation and Pinyin

降心相从 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
降
jiàng9fall, descend, reduce, surrender
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
从
cóng4to follow or comply

Example Sentence with 降心相从

面对师长的教诲,他总是降心相从,虚心接受。
When faced with a teacher's guidance, he always humbles himself and complies, accepting it with an open mind.

Idioms Related to 降心相从

Synonyms of 降心相从

  • wěi委qū曲qiú求quán全compromise for the greater good

More idioms starting with 降

  • jiàng降rén人yǐ以xīn心win hearts and minds
  • xiáng降yāo妖zhuō捉guài怪subdue demons and catch monsters
  • xiáng降yāo妖chú除guài怪subdue demons and monsters
  • jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑condescend to associate with inferiors
  • jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑,,qū屈gāo高jiù就xià下condescend to inferiors
  • jiàng降zūn尊yū纡guì贵condescend to humble oneself
  • jiàng降xīn心xià下qì气to humble oneself and be conciliatory
  • jiàng降xīn心fǔ俯shǒu首humbly submit and obey
  • jiàng降xīn心shùn顺sú俗humble oneself and conform to popular customs
  • jiàng降zhì志rǔ辱shēn身lower aspirations and debase oneself
  • jiàng降běn本liú流mò末neglect essentials, focus on trifles
  • jiàng降gé格yǐ以qiú求lower standards to seek

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Questions about 降心相从

What does 降心相从 mean?

降心相从 (jiàng xīn xiāng cóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself and comply with others' wishes”.

How do you pronounce 降心相从?

降心相从 is pronounced jiàng xīn xiāng cóng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 降心相从 literally mean?

Literally, 降心相从 means “Humble one's heart and follow”. It is used to mean “to humble oneself and comply with others' wishes”.

What is the Chinese definition of 降心相从?

降心:屈己;从:顺从。降低自己去遵从别人。

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