随波逐流

隨波逐流
suíbōzhúliú
to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

CEDICT

  1. (derogatory) to go with the flow; to swim with the tide; to act or behave the same way as the majority of others
  2. to go with the flow; to swim with the tide; to act or behave the same way as the majority of others

Wiktionary

顺着水流而行。如：「小船随波逐流而下。」亦用以比喻人没有确定的方向和目标，只依从环境、潮流而行动。《隋唐演义．第三二回》：「我看将军容貌、气度非常，何苦随波逐流，与这般虐民的权奸为伍？」也作「逐浪随波」、「随波漂流」、「随波逐浪」、「随波逐尘」。

重編國語辭典

比喻人没有确定的方向和目标，只依从环境、潮流而行动

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 随波 suíbō to drift with the waves
2 逐 zhú
  1. (bound form) to pursue
  2. to chase away
  3. individually
  4. one by one
3 流 liú
  1. to flow
  2. to disseminate
  3. to circulate or spread
  4. to move or drift
  5. to degenerate
  6. to banish or send into exile
  7. stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. class, rate or grade