What Does "顺势而为罢了" (shùn shì ér wèi bà le) Mean?

shùn顺shì势ér而wèi为bà罢le了

and going with the flow.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E17

Clip Timestamp

32:49

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	不过是恰逢其会	bù guò shì qià féng qí huì	It was just a matter of seizing the opportunity
2▶	顺势而为罢了	shùn shì ér wèi bà le	and going with the flow.
3	当年在东宫	dāng nián zài dōng gōng	Back in the Eastern Palace,

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 7

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尽用些浅显字句

jǐn yòng xiē qiǎn xiǎn zì jùHe always uses such simple words.

HSK 3

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就怕我不识字吗

jiù pà wǒ bù shí zì maDoes he think I couldn't read?

HSK 2

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杀猪很累的

shā zhū hěn lèi deButchering pigs is tiring work.

HSK 7

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姑娘家的要它何用

gū niáng jiā de yào tā hé yòngWhy would a girl need them?

HSK 4

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谢征竟然没死

xiè zhēng jìng rán méi sǐXie Zheng is alive?

HSK 7

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偏要等到大乱才出面

piān yào děng dào dà luàn cái chū miànHe had to wait until the chaos erupted before showing himself,

HSK 6

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借此来羞辱于我

jiè cǐ lái xiū rǔ yú wǒjust to humiliate me!

HSK 4

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那就是刀俎下鱼肉

nà jiù shì dāo zǔ xià yú ròuyou'll be a sitting duck.

HSK 5

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先行回京方为上策

xiān xíng huí jīng fāng wèi shàng cèReturning to the Capital now is the best course of action.

HSK 3

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你是说老子怕他

nǐ shì shuō lǎo zi pà tāAre you saying I'm afraid of him?

HSK 7

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老子偏就在这里

lǎo zi piān jiù zài zhè lǐI'm staying right here.

HSK 5

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大公子莫要争一时之气

dà gōng zi mò yào zhēng yī shí zhī qìEldest Young Master, don't let your temper get the best of you.

HSK 7

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我一定不会放过那个谢征

wǒ yí dìng bú huì fàng guò nà ge xiè zhēngI wouldn't let that Xie Zheng off the hook.

HSK 6

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gōng zi chún xiàoYou are a filial son, Young Master.

HSK 7

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臣不敢当众居功

chén bù gǎn dāng zhòng jū gōng[Act with Caution] I dared not claim credit publicly,

HSK 6

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太傅为何就急不可耐地

tài fù wèi hé jiù jí bù kě nài dìGrand Tutor, why are you so eager

HSK 7

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针对此事意欲何为

zhēn duì cǐ shì yì yù hé wèiand intervene in this matter? What is your intention?

HSK 1

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是想借题发挥

shì xiǎng jiè tí fā huīAre you trying to make a big deal out of this

HSK 2

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魏相同喜啊

wèi xiāng tóng xǐ a[Think with Caution] Prime Minister Wei, congratulations to you too.

HSK 7

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倒是能够振奋军心

dǎo shì néng gòu zhèn fèn jūn xīnit will boost the army's morale