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随

suí

HSK 4 Character Traditional 隨

What 随 means

1. to follow
2. to comply with
3. varying according to...
4. to allow
5. subsequently

Other readings

随 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Suísurname Sui

Example sentences

• 随便！
  Whatever!
• 随便坐。
  Sit wherever you like.
• 你随意。
  Suit yourself.
• 我随便。
  With me everything is OK.
• 入乡随俗。
  Rùxiāngsuísú.
  When in Rome, do as the Romans.
• 请随便选。
  You may choose whichever you like.

Words starting with 随

• 随着suí zhealong with; in the wake of; following
• 随便suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases; at random
• 随时suí shíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
• 随意suí yìas one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will
• 随即suí jíimmediately; presently; following which
• 随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one
• 随手suí shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it
• 随后suí hòuafterward; later; subsequently; following that
• 随笔suí bǐessay
• 随机suí jīaccording to the situation; pragmatic; random
• 随口suí kǒu(speak) without thinking the matter through
• 随处可见suí chù kě jiàncan be seen everywhere
• 随心所欲suí xīn suǒ yù(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
• 随时随地suí shí suí dìanytime and anywhere
• 随和suí héamiable; easygoing
• 随行suí xíngto accompany
• 随从suí cóngto accompany; to follow; to attend
• 随地suí dìaccording to the location; everywhere; any place
• 随想suí xiǎngrandom thoughts; (in book titles etc) impressions; jottings
• 随同suí tóngaccompanying
• 随处suí chùeverywhere; anywhere
• 随波逐流suí bō zhú liúto drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
• 随缘suí yuánto go with the flow; to accept things as they come
• 随机应变suí jī yìng biànto change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic

Words containing 随

• 伴随bàn suíto accompany; to follow; to occur together with
• 跟随gēn suíto follow
• 追随zhuī suíto follow; to accompany
• 尾随wěi suíto tail behind; to tag along; to follow on the heels of
• 相随xiāng suíto tag along (with sb); (in combination with 与; (fig.)…
• 追随者zhuī suí zhěfollower; adherent; following
• 入乡随俗rù xiāng suí súWhen you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do…
• 如影随形rú yǐng suí xíng(lit.) as the shadow follows the body (idiom); (fig.) closely associated with each other…
• 任随rèn suíto allow (sb to have his head); to let things happen
• 听随tīng suíto obey; to allow
• 不随意bù suí yìunconscious; involuntary
• 续随子xù suí zicaper (Capparis spinosa)
• 形影相随xíng yǐng xiāng suí(lit.) body and shadow follow each other (idiom); (fig.) inseparable
• 把方便当随便bǎ fāng biàn dàng suí biànto act unappreciatively in response to a kindness
• 紧随其后jǐn suí qí hòuto follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
• 夫唱妇随fū chàng fù suífig. the man sings and the woman follows; fig. marital harmony
• 安闲随意ān xián suí yìleisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
• 走乡随乡zǒu xiāng suí xiāng(proverb) to follow local customs; When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
• 情随事迁qíng suí shì qiānfeelings change with circumstances (idiom)
• 俗随时变sú suí shí biàncustoms change with time (idiom); other times, other manners; O Tempora, O Mores!
• 入境随俗rù jìng suí sú(lit.) when you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom)…
• 伴随矩阵bàn suí jǔ zhèn(math) adjugate matrix; classical adjoint matrix
• 不随意肌bù suí yì jīinvoluntary muscle
• 嫁鸡随鸡jià jī suí jīIf you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom)…

Characters that look like 随

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 赌dǔto bet; to gamble
• 脂zhīfat; rouge (cosmetics); resin
• 猫māocat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword; colloquial) modem
• 皱zhòuto wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease
• 隘ài(bound form) narrow; (bound form) a defile; a narrow pass
• 秸jiēgrain stalks left after threshing

Sounds the same

Read suí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 隋the Sui dynasty (581–617 AD); surname Sui
• 遂used in 半身不遂; Taiwan pr. suì
• 绥to pacify; Taiwan pr. suī
• 雟sparrow; revolve; place name
• 陏old variant of 随