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随大溜

suí dà liùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to follow the crowd / going with the tide
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a4171c30d9094dd7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

隨大溜 随大溜 [sui2 da4 liu4] /to follow the crowd/going with the tide/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 隨大溜

  • 随
    suí

    to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently

    Suí

    surname Sui

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 溜
    liū

    to slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate

    liù

    swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.