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从善如流

cóng shàn rú liúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
readily following good advice (idiom) / willing to accept other people's views
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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.

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Original source entry:

從善如流 从善如流 [cong2 shan4 ru2 liu2] /readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views/

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Other forms in these source records: 從善如流

  • 从
    cóng

    from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

    Cóng

    surname Cong

  • 善
    shàn

    good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect

  • 如
    rú

    as / as if / such as

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.