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随便

suí biàn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 隨便

随便 (suí biàn) means "casual / as you wish". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 随便 means

1. as one wishes
2. as one pleases
3. at random
4. negligent
5. casual
6. wanton

How 随便 is used in grammar

随便 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Attitude adverbs: 偏偏/偶尔/竟然/随便 (HSK 4)

The characters in 随便

• 随suíto follow; to comply with; varying according to...
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable

Example sentences

• 随便！
  Whatever!
• 随便坐。
  Sit wherever you like.
• 我随便。
  With me everything is OK.
• 请随便选。
  You may choose whichever you like.
• 请随便问问题。
  Please feel free to ask me questions.
• 随便选三本书。
  Choose three books at random.

Words containing 随便

• 把方便当随便bǎ fāng biàn dàng suí biànto act unappreciatively in response to a kindness

Where 随便 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Personality & character traits (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read suí biàn correctly.
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