尽人事，听天命

Traditional: 盡人事，聽天命

jìn rén shì , tīng tiān mìng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to do one's best and leave the rest to fate; to do everything within one's power, then accept whatever happens

What does 尽人事，听天命 mean?

尽人事，听天命 (jìn rén shì , tīng tiān mìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to do one's best and leave the rest to fate; to do everything within one's power, then accept whatever happens

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尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]事shìmatter · thing 听yǐnsmile (archaic)天tiānday · sky 命mìnglife · fate

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尽人事，听天命

jìn rén shì , tīng tiān mìng

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