# 随声附和

suí shēng fù hè

Echo others without independent judgment

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Follow a voice and join its sound

**Traditional Chinese:** 隨聲附和

**Register:** Critical · expressive

[Perspective](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/topics/perspective)

## When to use it

Criticize automatic agreement or repetition.

Agreement based on thought is different.

## Understanding the expression

The person follows another voice instead of offering a considered view. The expression criticizes repetition or agreement made for convenience, belonging, or approval. It appears in discussions where participants endorse an idea without understanding it. Agreement is not inherently weak: several people can independently reach the same conclusion. The distinctive fault is the missing judgment, especially when a person would repeat the opposite claim just as readily if a different speaker led the discussion.

## Examples

别随声附和，先看证据。

### Traditional Chinese

別隨聲附和，先看證據。

bié suí shēng fù hè ， xiān kàn zhèng jù 。

Do not simply echo others; examine the evidence first.

他不懂内容，却随声附和。

### Traditional Chinese

他不懂內容，卻隨聲附和。

tā bù dǒng nèi róng ， què suí shēng fù hè 。

He echoed agreement despite not understanding the content.

她拒绝随声附和，提出了疑问。

### Traditional Chinese

她拒絕隨聲附和，提出了疑問。

tā jù jué suí shēng fù hè ， tí chū le yí wèn 。

She refused to agree automatically and raised a question.

会议上人人随声附和，没人核查。

### Traditional Chinese

會議上人人隨聲附和，沒人核查。

huì yì shàng rén rén suí shēng fù hè ， méi rén hé chá 。

Everyone echoed agreement at the meeting, and nobody checked the facts.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E9%9A%A8%E8%81%B2%E9%99%84%E5%92%8C)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=944&webMd=1&la=0)

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