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随遇而安

suí yù ér ān

4-character word Traditional 隨遇而安

What 随遇而安 means

1. at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt
2. flexible
3. to accept circumstances with good will

The characters in 随遇而安

• 随suíto follow; to comply with; varying according to...
• 遇yù(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat…
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health

Example sentences

• 随遇而安。
  Whatever will be, will be.
• 你为什么不随遇而安呢？
  Nǐ wèi shénme bù suíyù'ér'ān ne?
  Why can't you take things just as they are?
• 你为甚么不随遇而安呢？
  Why can't you take things just as they are?