顺其自然 shùnqízìrán to let nature take its course (idiom)
How to remember 顺其自然: 顺 to submit to + 其 this or that + 自 self + 然 however = to let nature take its course (idiom).
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- To let nature take its course / go with the flow - 别强求，顺其自然吧 (bié qiǎngqiú, shùn qí zìrán ba) don't force it, let it be.
- A common life-attitude idiom advising against forcing outcomes; calm, accepting tone.
- Contrast 强求 (qiǎngqiú, to force/insist on) - 顺其自然 is deliberately not intervening and accepting how things unfold.