Chinese Word: 逆来顺受 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

1		wèi shén me 为什么 hái yào 还要 zài 在 bào lì 暴力 zhōng 中 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受？ Why do people stay in relationships that are violent?
2		tā 他 yí bèi zi 一辈子 lǎo shi 老实、 wú néng 无能， duì 对 huán jìng 环境 de 的 yā pò 压迫 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受。 All his life he had been simple, ineffective, docilely accepting the worst his environment had given him.
3		yī wèi 一位 nǚ shì 女士 shuō 说 tā 她 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà zhǒng 那种 hěn 很 nuò ruò 懦弱 hé 和 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受 de 的 nán rén 男人。 One lady says she hates a man who is too weak and too submissive.
4		lìng 另 yí xiàng 一项 cǐ lèi 此类 zì rán 自然 jié mù 节目 guān zhòng 观众 de 的 yōu shì 优势 zài yú 在于 tā men 他们 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受。 Another advantage of people as subjects in nature programmes is that they are biddable.
5		xiàng 像 mù tou 木头 bān 般 yīn yù 阴郁 jiān mò 缄默 de 的 luó ní 罗尼 dài biǎo 代表 zhe 着 lǎo yī dài 老一代 de 的 yīng guó rén 英国人。 zhè 这 dài 代 rén 人 nèi xīn 内心 kōng xū 空虚， nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受。 Ronnie, glum and silent as a wood carving, represents an older Britain of want and resignation, in which people were expected to know their place.

1		wèi shén me 为什么 hái yào 还要 zài 在 bào lì 暴力 zhōng 中 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受？ Why do people stay in relationships that are violent?
2		tā 他 yí bèi zi 一辈子 lǎo shi 老实、 wú néng 无能， duì 对 huán jìng 环境 de 的 yā pò 压迫 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受。 All his life he had been simple, ineffective, docilely accepting the worst his environment had given him.
3		yī wèi 一位 nǚ shì 女士 shuō 说 tā 她 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà zhǒng 那种 hěn 很 nuò ruò 懦弱 hé 和 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受 de 的 nán rén 男人。 One lady says she hates a man who is too weak and too submissive.
4		lìng 另 yí xiàng 一项 cǐ lèi 此类 zì rán 自然 jié mù 节目 guān zhòng 观众 de 的 yōu shì 优势 zài yú 在于 tā men 他们 nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受。 Another advantage of people as subjects in nature programmes is that they are biddable.
5		xiàng 像 mù tou 木头 bān 般 yīn yù 阴郁 jiān mò 缄默 de 的 luó ní 罗尼 dài biǎo 代表 zhe 着 lǎo yī dài 老一代 de 的 yīng guó rén 英国人。 zhè 这 dài 代 rén 人 nèi xīn 内心 kōng xū 空虚， nì lái shùn shòu 逆来顺受。 Ronnie, glum and silent as a wood carving, represents an older Britain of want and resignation, in which people were expected to know their place.