# 顺其自然 (shùnqízìrán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 顺其自然 (shùnqízìrán) means “to let nature take its course”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to let nature take its course
- Pinyin: shùnqízìrán (shun4 qi2 zi4 ran2)
- Traditional: 順其自然
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 既然已经尽力了，就顺其自然吧。
  Jìrán yǐjīng jìnlìle, jiù shùnqízìrán ba.
  Since you have tried your best, just let nature take its course.

## Characters

- [顺](https://hanziro.com/word/shun-smooth/) (shùn): smooth; along
- [其](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-its-his-her/) (qí): (pronoun) its, his, her, their; that
- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- 然 (rán): correct; right

https://hanziro.com/word/shun-qi-zi-ran-let-nature-take/

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