随人俯仰 sui ren fu yang follow the crowd

Explanation

形容没有主见，随波逐流，缺乏独立思考能力。

Describes someone who lacks independent thinking and always follows the crowd.

Origin Story

从前，在一个偏僻的小村庄里，住着一个名叫阿明的年轻人。阿明为人善良，乐于助人，但他性格懦弱，缺乏主见，总是随波逐流。村里的人们有什么活动，他都会跟着参加；村里的人们有什么想法，他都会跟着附和。有一次，村里要举行一次大型的庙会，大家都兴奋不已，积极地准备着。阿明也跟着忙碌起来，帮着搬运东西，布置场地。庙会那天，人山人海，热闹非凡。阿明随着人群四处游荡，看着各种表演，吃着各种美食，但他心里却感到空虚和迷茫。他觉得自己像一个提线木偶，被别人牵着鼻子走，没有自己的思想和意志。庙会结束后，阿明一个人坐在河边，看着流水静静地流淌，他开始反思自己的生活。他意识到，自己不能总是随人俯仰，要学会独立思考，勇敢地表达自己的想法。从此以后，阿明开始改变自己，他不再盲目地跟从别人，而是认真地思考问题，努力地提升自己。他逐渐变得自信和独立，过上了更加充实和快乐的生活。

congqian, zai yige pianpi de xiaocunzhuang li, zhu zhe yige mingjiao aming de qingnianren. aming weiren shangliang, leyu zhuren, dan ta xingge nuoruo, quefa zhujian, zong shi suibo zhulu. cunli de renmen you shenme huodong, ta dou hui genzhe canjia; cunli de renmen you shenme xiangfa, ta dou hui genzhe fuhe. you yici, cunli yao ju xing yici da xing de miaohui, da jia dou xingfen buyi, jiji di zhunbei zhe. aming ye genzhe manglu qilai, bangzhe banyun dongxi, buzhi changdi. miaohui na tian, renshanrenhai, renao feifan. aming suizhe renqun sichu youdang, kanzhe gezhong biaoyan, chi zhe gezhong meishi, dan ta xinli que gandao kongxu he mimang. ta jue de ziji xiang yige tixian muou, bei bieren qianzhe bizizi zou, meiyou ziji de sixiang he yizhi. miaohui jieshu hou, aming yigeren zuo zai he bian, kanzhe liushui jingjing di liutang, ta kaishi sifang ziji de shenghuo. ta yishi dao, ziji bu neng zong shi sui ren fu yang, yao xuehui dulishiang, yonggan di biaoda ziji de xiangfa. congci yihou, aming kaishi gai bian ziji, ta bu zai mangmu de gencong bieren, er shi renzhen di sikao wenti, nuli di tisheng ziji. ta zhujian bian de zixin he duli, guo shang le gengjia chongshi he kuaile de shenghuo。

Once upon a time, in a remote village, lived a young man named Ming. Ming was kind and helpful, but he was also weak and lacked his own ideas, always following the crowd. Whatever the villagers did, he would join in; whatever the villagers thought, he would follow suit. Once, the village was to hold a large temple fair, and everyone was excited and actively preparing. Ming also got busy, helping to move things and arrange the venue. On the day of the temple fair, the streets were crowded with people and it was very lively. Ming wandered with the crowd, watching various performances and eating various delicacies, but he felt empty and lost in his heart. He felt like a puppet, led by the nose by others, without his own thoughts and will. After the temple fair, Ming sat alone by the river, watching the water flow quietly, and he began to reflect on his life. He realized that he could not always follow the crowd, but should learn to think independently and bravely express his own ideas. From then on, Ming began to change himself. He no longer blindly followed others, but carefully thought about problems and worked hard to improve himself. He gradually became confident and independent, and lived a fuller and happier life.

Usage

多用于形容一个人缺乏主见，容易受他人影响。

duo yongyu xingrong yige ren quefa zhujian, rongyi shou tarenyingxiang.

Often used to describe a person who lacks initiative and is easily influenced by others.

Examples

• 他为人随和，总是随人俯仰，缺乏自己的主见。

  ta weiren suihe, zong shi sui ren fu yang, quefa ziji de zhujian.

  He is easy-going and always follows the crowd, lacking his own opinions.

• 在强权面前，他只会随人俯仰，毫无抵抗之力。

  zai qiangquan mianqian, ta zhi hui sui ren fu yang, hao wu dikang zhili。

  In the face of power, he can only submit and has no power to resist。

Related Idioms

• 随波逐流

• 人云亦云

Opposite Idioms

• 坚持己见

• 独树一帜