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随意 (suí yì): At will (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

随 • suí • to follow, to comply with
suí随

to follow, to comply with

意 • yì • thought, idea, meaning, intention
yì意

thought, idea, meaning, intention

Word Info

Pinyinsuí yì
Meaningat will; as one pleases; ad lib
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 随意.

  • 不由得bù yóu decannot help; cannot but
  • 不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
  • 薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
  • 层次céng cìadministrative levels; arrangement of ideas; gradation
  • 被动bèi dòngpassive
  • 不可思议bù kě sī yìunimaginable; inconceivable
  • 版本bǎn běnedition
  • 保障bǎo zhàngensure; guarantee; safeguard
  • 比喻bǐ yùmetaphor or simile; analogy; allegory
  • 败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
  • 部位bù wèiposition; place; location
  • 裁缝cái fengtailor; dressmaker
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 随意.

Words with 随
  • 随便suí biànas one wishes
  • 随着suí zhealong with
  • 随后suí hòusoon after
  • 随手
suí shǒu
conveniently; without extra trouble
  • 随时suí shíat any time
  • 随身suí shēncarry ... with one; with one
  • 伴随bàn suíaccompany; be in the wake of
  • 跟随gēn suífollow; go after
    • Words with 意
    • 意思yì simeaning
    • 有意思yǒu yì siinteresting
    • 没意思méi yì siboring
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
    • 同意tóng yìto agree
    • 愿意yuàn yìwilling
    • 注意zhù yìtake note of
    • 满意mǎn yìpleased; satisfied
    4.

    How to Use 随意 in Sentences

    Idiomwith请
    qǐng请
    suí随
    yì意
    neutralSpoken
    please feel free
    Noun + Adjectivewith态度
    tài态
    du度
    suí随
    yì意
    Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    suí随
    yì意
    Adverb + Verbwith挑选
    suí随
    yì意
    tiāo挑
    xuǎn选
    5.

    Example Sentences with 随意

    qǐng请
    dà大
    jiā家
    suí随
    yì意
    zuò坐
    neutral
    casual attitude
    neutral
    very casual
    neutral
    choose freely
    ，
    bú不
    yào要
    kè客
    qi气
    。
    Please sit wherever you like, make yourselves at home.
    nǐ你
    kě可
    yǐ以
    suí随
    yì意
    zuò坐
    。
    You can sit anywhere you like.
    nán难
    dào道
    nǐ你
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    suí随
    yì意
    dǎ打
    duàn断
    bié别
    ren人
    hěn很
    bù不
    lǐ礼
    mào貌
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think it's very impolite to interrupt others at will?
    tā他
    cóng从
    bù不
    suí随
    yì意
    chéng承
    nuò诺
    ，
    zǒng总
    shì是
    shēn深
    sī思
    shú熟
    lǜ虑
    hòu后
    cái才
    xíng行
    dòng动
    。
    He never makes promises at will; he always acts after careful consideration.
    suī虽
    rán然
    huán环
    jìng境
    hěn很
    zì自
    yóu由
    ，
    dàn但
    nǐ你
    bù不
    néng能
    suí随
    yì意
    wéi违
    fǎn反
    guī规
    dìng定
    。
    Although the environment is very free, you cannot violate the rules at will.