"paddle your own canoe" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 独立自主（做事）

Definition

独立做事，不依赖他人帮助。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式习语，用于强调独立能力、表扬自食其力的人或建议某人独立应对问题。不用于团队合作场合。

Examples

You have to paddle your own canoe when you move out.

搬出去后你必须**独立自主**。

She likes to paddle her own canoe at work.

她喜欢在工作中**独立自主**。

When parents travel, kids need to paddle their own canoe.

父母出差时，孩子们必须**独立自主**。

College is the time to really paddle your own canoe.

大学正是**独立自主**的阶段。

Don’t ask Tom for help—he believes in paddling his own canoe.

别找汤姆帮忙，他信奉**独立做事**。

Sometimes you have to just paddle your own canoe and figure things out.

有时候你只能**独立自主**，自己想办法。