一意孤行

yīyì-gūxíng
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

HSK 6
Lǐngdǎozhě bùnéng yīyì-gūxíng, yào tīngqǔ tuánduì de yìjian.
A leader cannot act wilfully alone; they must listen to the team's opinions.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

memory
Literal meaning: 'one idea, lone action' (一意 = one idea; 孤行 = solitary action). Picture someone walking alone (孤行) with only one fixed idea (一意) in their head, refusing to listen to anyone else.

Stroke Order

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