我行我素

wǒxíng-wǒsù
idiom #20,697

Meanings

  1. 1 to do things one's own way
  2. 2 to act as one sees fit regardless of others
  3. 3 to go one's own way

Examples

Tā xiànglái wǒxíngwǒsù, bùzàihū biérén zěnme xiǎng.
He has always done things his own way and doesn't care what others think.
Jǐnguǎn dàjiā fǎnduì, tā yīrán wǒxíngwǒsù.
Despite everyone's opposition, she continued to do things her own way.

Tips

usage
我行我素 can be positive (admirable independence) or negative (stubborn disregard for others) depending on context. Literally: 'I walk my own path, I follow my own plain way' — here means one's habitual, plain way of doing things.

Stroke Order

xíng