随缘

隨緣
suíyuán
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to go with the flow
  2. 2 to let things take their natural course
  3. 3 to accept fate

Examples

Gǎnqíng de shì suíyuán jiù hǎo.
When it comes to romance, just let fate take its course.
Tā duì shēngzhí de shì hěn suíyuán.
He's pretty chill about the whole promotion thing.

Tips

history
随缘 is originally Buddhist: is 因缘 (causal karmic conditions), so 随缘 means letting the web of causes and conditions unfold without grasping. In modern usage it's secularized into 'whatever happens, happens' — a favorite of 佛系 speakers.

Stroke Order

suí
yuán