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随心所欲

suí xīn suǒ yù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 隨心所欲

随心所欲 (suí xīn suǒ yù) means "to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 随心所欲 means

1. idiomto follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

The characters in 随心所欲

• 随suíto follow; to comply with; varying according to...
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 所suǒactually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
• 欲yùdesire; appetite; passion

Example sentences

• 我可以随心所欲。
  Wǒ kěyǐ suíxīnsuǒyù.
  I can do what I want.
• 你可以随心所欲。
  Nǐ kěyǐ suíxīnsuǒyù.
  Do as you please.
• 她总是随心所欲。
  She always gets her own way.
• 我们都清楚地知道我们的发展走向，另外，团队中每个人都有点随心所欲。
  Wǒmen dōu qīngchu de zhīdào wǒmen de fāzhǎn zǒuxiàng, lìngwài, tuánduì zhōng měigerén dōu yǒudiǎn suíxīnsuǒyù.
  We know very well where our developments will take us. Besides, in the team, everyone does as he pleases.

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