一意孤行

yīyìgūxíng
idiom #19,913

Meanings

  1. 1 to stubbornly go one's own way
  2. 2 to act willfully
  3. 3 to persist in one's course despite all advice

Examples

Tā bù tīng dàjiā de quàngào, yīyì gūxíng, jiéguǒ shībài le.
He ignored everyone's advice and stubbornly went his own way, and ended up failing.
Lǐngdǎo zhě bù néng yīyì gūxíng, yào tīngqǔ tuánduì de yìjian.
A leader cannot act wilfully alone; they must listen to the team's opinions.

Tips

memory
Literal meaning: 'one idea, lone action' ( = one idea; = solitary action). Picture someone walking alone () with only one fixed idea () in their head, refusing to listen to anyone else.

Stroke Order

xíng