- to take things as they are (idiom)
- to leave a situation as it is
- to be happy with the status quo
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to take things as they are (idiom)
- to leave a situation as it is
- to be happy with the status quo
This phrase is used to describe a mindset of being content with the current state of affairs and not seeking to change or improve the situation.
He is satisfied with his job and is completely content with the status quo.
Although life is not affluent, they are still happy with the current situation.
This usage implies a decision to maintain the existing circumstances rather than making changes, often suggesting a passive acceptance of things as they are.
Faced with family issues, she chose to leave things as they are and didn’t want to change anything.
zài在zhè ge这个xiàng mù项目Zhōng中,yǒu xiē rén有些人ān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状,bù xiǎng不想tí chū提出Xīn新de的xiǎng fǎ想法。
In this project, some people are content to leave the situation as it is and do not want to propose new ideas.
This meaning reflects a positive attitude towards the current situation, indicating a lack of desire for change and satisfaction with how things are.
He is very happy with his life and is completely satisfied with the status quo.
They have worked at this company for many years and think that being content with the current situation is also good.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状to be happy with the status quoān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状de的rén人a person who is content with the status quoān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状de的tài du态度an attitude of contentment with the current stateān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状de的shēng huó生活a life of acceptance of the current situationān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状de的sī wéi思维a mindset that accepts things as they arebù不ān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状not content with the status quonǔ lì努力gǎi biàn改变xiàn zhuàng现状to strive to change the current situationān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状de的sī xiǎng思想a philosophy of contentment with the status quoduì对xiàn zhuàng现状gǎn dào感到mǎn yì满意to feel satisfied with the current situationān yú xiàn zhuàng安于现状de的jué sè角色a role of being content with how things are