聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to submit to the will of heaven
  2. to resign oneself to fate
  3. to trust to luck

CHARACTERS

聽 tīng hear, listen; understand; obey
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
由 yóu
HSK 4
cause, reason; from
命 mìng
HSK 4
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction