Entry
既jì来lái之zhī，,则zé安ān之zhī

  1. Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy.; Since this is so, we should accept it.; Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth.; If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it.

    trad. 既來之，則安之

Also written 既來之，則安之【jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī】

Characters in this word

5
来
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to come, (used as a substitute for a more specific verb), hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]), ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]), for the past (amount of time), (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]), (between two verbs) in order to, (after a round number) approximately, (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])

Pinyin
lái
Traditional
來
Strokes
7
Frequency
33 of 2500
Words starting with 来Words ending in 来Anywhere in a word
则
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(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then, (bound form) standard; norm, (bound form) principle, (literary) to imitate; to follow, classifier for written items

Pinyin
zé
Traditional
則
Strokes
6
Frequency
2398 of 2500
Words starting with 则Words ending in 则Anywhere in a word