HSK 4 · Function Words

随着 suízhe “along with” in Chinese

Traditional 隨著

What 随着 means

  1. along with
  2. in the wake of
  3. following

How to say 随着

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale随suí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the neutral tone: short and light, with no contour of its own着zheneutral tone, light and short

Grey pinyin is a neutral tone: say it short and light. More on the neutral tone

随着 in a sentence

  1. 随着年龄的增长，他变得更加聪明。

    Suízhe niánlíng de zēngzhǎng, tā biàn de gèngjiā cōngming.

    He became wiser as he got older.

    Sentence #1284202 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 树上的叶子随着冬天的到来而掉落。

    Shù shàng de yèzi suízhe dōngtiān de dàolái ér diàoluò.

    The leaves fall from the trees as winter arrives.

    Sentence #758816 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 中国的经济随着时间的推移而变得越来越好。

    Zhōngguó de jīngjì suízhe shíjiān de tuīyí ér biàn de yuèláiyuè hǎo.

    As time goes on, China’s economy keeps getting better.

    Sentence #758869 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 随着 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 随 (suí) with each of its parts in a different colour
随suíto follow
  • 阝place
  • 迶to walk · yòu
The character 着 (zhe) with each of its parts in a different colour
着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress
  • 羊sheep · yáng
  • 目eye · mù

How to write 随着

随 11 strokes · 着 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

随着 (suízhe) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 随着 (suízhe). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 随着

Words with 随

随便suíbiàn · as one wishes随身suíshēn · to carry with you随时suíshí · at any time随手suíshǒu · as you go随即suíjí · immediately伴随bànsuí · to accompany跟随gēnsuí · to follow随意suíyì · as one likes

Words with 着

着zhe · particle for an ongoing action or state (-ing)着急zháojí · to worry接着jiēzhe · next着凉zháoliáng · to catch a cold着火zháohuǒ · to catch fire着想zhuóxiǎng · to consider (the needs of)着重zhuózhòng · to emphasise着手zhuóshǒu · to set about沉着chénzhuó · calm and collected执着zhízhuó · persistent

More words: Particles & Connectors

首先shǒuxiān · first (of all)顺便shùnbiàn · conveniently顺序shùnxù · sequence随便suíbiàn · as one wishes所有suǒyǒu · all台tái · measure word for machines (a TV挺tǐng · quite完全wánquán · complete

FAQs

随着 (suízhe) means “along with” or “in the wake of”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it suízhe: suí with a 2nd tone, then zhe with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 随着 is written 隨著. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suizhe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 随着 from the suggestions. Typing suizhe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
随着 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.