随
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suí · to follow, to listen to, to submit to

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #915
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

阝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 随

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suíWords pronounced suí
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Example sentences

Notice where 随 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ kě yǐ suí biàn yòng wǒ de chē.你可以随便用我的车。

My car is at your disposal.

Source: Tatoeba #343356 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù guǎn tā qù nǎ ér, tā de gǒu jiù suí zhe zǒu.不管他去哪儿,他的狗就随着走。

His dog follows him wherever he goes.

Source: Tatoeba #636904 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn duō rén zài suí hòu de bào zhà zhōng sǐ qù.很多人在随后的爆炸中死去。

The explosion that followed killed many people.

Source: Tatoeba #8800710 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén suí shí kě néng sǐ qù.人随时可能死去。

Every man is a potential corpse.

Source: Tatoeba #11243448 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào suí yì zài lù biān tíng chē.不要随意在路边停车。

Don't just park along the road as you please.

Source: Tatoeba #3660224 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wú nài zhī dé gēn suí zhe tā.我无奈只得跟随着她。

I couldn't help but follow her.

Source: Tatoeba #4948541 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 随 in context

  1. Say suí, then recall the core meaning: to follow, to listen to, to submit to.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 随便 (suí biàn), meaning “as one wishes”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 随 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.