WordTaiwan frequency #25,118
隨波逐流
ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
“drift with the current; follow the crowd without one's own direction or principles”
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隨
ㄙㄨㄟˊ
To follow; to comply with; to allow; to accompany; subsequently; varying according to; to listen to; submit; to go along with.
波
ㄅㄛ
Wave; ripple; surge; undulation; a physical wave phenomenon; surname; Poland (abbr.).
逐
ㄓㄨˊ
To chase or pursue; to drive away or expel; to compete for; to follow; one by one or in sequence.
流
ㄌㄧㄡˊ
To flow, move, or drift; to circulate or spread; a stream; a class or grade; to banish or exile.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 逐漸ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋgradually; slowly over time; step by step; progressively
- 隨著ㄙㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄓㄜalong with; in the wake of; following; as something happens; accompanying a change or development
- 交流ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊto exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact; to interchange ideas or information
- 隨時ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄕˊat any time; whenever needed; at all times; as the situation requires
- 流行ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊto spread; to propagate; popular; fashionable; in vogue
- 隨後ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄡˋafterward; later; subsequently; following that; after the preceding event or action
- 隨即ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧˊimmediately; right away; at once; following which; then
- 逐步ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋstep by step; gradually; progressively; in stages
- 隨便ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋas one wishes; as one pleases; casual; careless; without restriction; not serious
- 流程ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄥˊa sequence of steps in a procedure; workflow; the order of operations in a process or plan
- 主流ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊmainstream; the dominant trend or direction in culture, thought, or society; the principal current of a river.
- 流動ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋto flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid.