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降心顺俗

降心顺俗 — “To humble oneself and conform to popular customs”

降心顺俗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself and conform to popular customs”. To lower one's aspirations to fit in with common trends. Literally, “Lower one's mind and conform to customs”.

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降心顺俗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

降心顺俗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
降
jiàng9fall, descend, reduce, surrender
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
顺
shùn9to go with the flow
俗
sú9common social custom

Example Sentence with 降心顺俗

他年轻时志向远大,但后来为了融入社会,不得不降心顺俗,从事了一份平凡的工作。
He had great ambitions when he was young, but later, to integrate into society, he had to humble himself and conform, taking an ordinary job.

Idioms Related to 降心顺俗

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xiāng相cóng从Humble oneself and comply
  • 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 降心顺俗

What does 降心顺俗 mean?

降心顺俗 (jiàng xīn shùn sú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to humble oneself and conform to popular customs”.

How do you pronounce 降心顺俗?

降心顺俗 is pronounced jiàng xīn shùn sú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 降心顺俗 literally mean?

Literally, 降心顺俗 means “Lower one's mind and conform to customs”. It is used to mean “to humble oneself and conform to popular customs”.

What is the Chinese definition of 降心顺俗?

降低心志,随顺流俗。

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