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随便

suí biàn · sui bian

Traditional 隨便

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. as one wishes
  2. as one pleases
  3. at random
  4. negligent
  5. casual
  6. wanton
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Anything is not a dish

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to eat?

  2. Liangliang

    随便(suíbiàn)。

    Anything is fine.

  3. Dengdeng

    火锅(huǒguō)吗(ma)？还是(háishi)饺子(jiǎozi)？

    Hot pot? Or dumplings?

  4. Liangliang

    随便(suíbiàn)。都(dōu)可以(kěyǐ)。

    Anything. All of it is fine.

  5. Dengdeng

    随便(suíbiàn)不是(bùshì)一个(yīgè)菜(cài)！你(nǐ)选(xuǎn)一个(yīgè)。

    Anything is not a dish! Please choose one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)穿(chuān)得(de)比(bǐ)平(píng)时(shí)稍(shāo)微(wēi)随(suí)便(biàn)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

Tom is dressed a little more casually than usual.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什(shén)么(me)就(jiù)随(suí)便(biàn)点(diǎn)，不(bú)用(yòng)客(kè)气(qi)。

Order whatever you'd like, no need to be polite.

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随
suí

to follow; to comply with

便
biàn

plain; informal

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