随波逐流

suí bō zhú liú

to drift with the tide; to have no mind of your own

Character by character

随suí
follow

波bō
the waves

逐zhú
chase

流liú
the current

别人怎么做他就怎么做，只会随波逐流。

He does whatever others do and simply drifts with the crowd.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Learn this in Lesson 29 · HSK 5–6: 996、内卷与躺平 (Overwork, involution and lying flat)

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