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随意

suí yì · sui yi

Traditional 隨意

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. as one wishes
  2. according to one's wishes
  3. at will
  4. voluntary
  5. conscious
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Make yourself at home

  1. Liangliang

    欢迎(huānyíng)来(lái)我(wǒ)家(jiā)，请(qǐng)随意(suíyì)坐(zuò)。

    Welcome to my home. Sit wherever you like.

  2. Leon

    我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)随意(suíyì)拿(ná)水果(shuǐguǒ)吗(ma)？

    May I take fruit as I like?

  3. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)，随意(suíyì)吃(chī)。

    Of course, help yourself.

  4. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)坐(zuò)在(zài)沙发(shāfā)上(shàng)，随意(suíyì)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)。

    Then I will sit on the sofa and watch TV as I like.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)也(yě)太(tài)随意(suíyì)了(le)吧(ba)！

    You are too casual!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

“可(kě)以(yǐ)用(yòng)一(yí)下(xià)这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)话(huà)吗(ma)？”“请(qǐng)随(suí)意(yì)。”

"May I use this telephone?" "Go ahead."

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)不(bú)要(yào)随(suí)意(yì)评(píng)判(pàn)别(bié)人(rén)的(de)传(chuán)统(tǒng)文(wén)化(huà)。

Don't judge other people's traditional culture.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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