顺应 shùnyìng to comply with
to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with
How to remember 顺应: 顺 to submit to + 应 should = to comply with.
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How it is used
- To adapt to / conform to a trend or circumstance - 顺应时代潮流 (shùnyìng shídài cháoliú) to move with the tide of the times.
- Formal; the object is usually a larger trend, demand, or natural law (顺应民心, 顺应自然).
- Contrast 适应 (shìyìng, to adjust oneself to conditions) - 顺应 stresses actively going along with a force/trend.