Definition
人云亦云 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'people say, also say' — it describes someone who mindlessly repeats what others say without any original thought or independent judgment. Use it to criticize a lack of critical thinking, often in discussions about opinions, trends, or groupthink. The tone is negative, and it can be followed by 地 as an adverb or used as a predicate (e.g., 他总∼).
f.e.
to parrot others' wordsto echo what others say without original thought
Examples
- 人云亦云，。Tā cónglái bù rén yún yì yún, zǒng shì yǒu zìjǐ de dúlì sīkǎo.He never parrots others; he always has his own independent thinking.
- 人云亦云。Zhè piān wénzhāng pīpíng le nàxiē rén yún yì yún de pínglùnjiā.This article criticizes those critics who just echo others' words.
- ，。Zài tǎolùn zhōng rén yún yì yún, zhǐ huì ràng rén juéde nǐ méiyǒu zhǔjiàn.Parroting others in a discussion will only make people think you have no opinions of your own.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.