随 suí
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 迶 to walk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
随心所欲
suíxīnsuǒyù
to do as one pleases
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
欲 yù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 权力若缺乏监督，少数人就可能随心所欲地改变规则。 Quánlì ruò quēfá jiāndū, shǎoshù rén jiù kěnéng suíxīnsuǒyù de gǎibiàn guīzé. If power lacks oversight, a small number of people may be able to change the rules however they like.
- 退休后，爷爷随心所欲地安排自己的时间，很自在。 Tuìxiū hòu, yéye suíxīnsuǒyù de ānpái zìjǐ de shíjiān, hěn zìzai. After retiring, grandpa arranges his time just as he pleases and feels completely at ease.
- 小孩子不能随心所欲地吃零食，会影响身体健康。 Xiǎo háizi bù néng suíxīnsuǒyù de chī língshí, huì yǐngxiǎng shēntǐ jiànkāng. Small children cannot eat snacks whenever and however much they please, as it harms their health.
Related words
- 随便 suíbiàn as one likes; casually
- 随时 suíshí at any time
- 随 suí to follow; according to
- 随手 suíshǒu conveniently; as you go
- 跟随 gēnsuí to follow
- 随后 suíhòu afterward; soon after
- 随意 suíyì as one likes; casually
- 随着 suízhe following; as
- 伴随 bànsuí to accompany
- 随处可见 suíchùkějiàn to be seen everywhere
- 随即 suíjí immediately afterwards; thereupon
- 随机 suíjī random; stochastic