HSK 6 · Verbs

跟随 gēnsuí “to follow” in Chinese

Traditional 跟隨

What 跟随 means

  1. to follow

How to say 跟随

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale跟gēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale随suí2nd tone, rising

跟随 in a sentence

  1. 我无奈只得跟随着她。

    Wǒ wúnài zhǐdé gēnsuí zhe tā.

    I had no choice but to follow her.

    Sentence #4948541 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 一只狗跟随我回家。

    Yì zhī gǒu gēnsuí wǒ huí jiā.

    A dog followed me home.

    Sentence #9740099 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 女孩总是跟随在母亲背后。

    Nǚhái zǒngshì gēnsuí zài mǔqīn bèihòu.

    The girl always followed close behind her mother.

    Sentence #348033 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 跟随 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 跟 (gēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
跟gēnheel
  • 足foot · zúMeaning part
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part

足 hints at the meaning (foot); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with gēn.

The character 随 (suí) with each of its parts in a different colour
随suíto follow
  • 阝place
  • 迶to walk · yòu

How to write 跟随

跟 13 strokes · 随 11 strokes

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

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

Words related to 跟随

Words with 跟

跟gēn · to follow跟前gēnqián · in front of跟踪gēnzōng · to track

Words with 随

随便suíbiàn · as one wishes随着suízhe · along with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随意suíyì · as one likes

More words: Common Verbs

搁gē · to put割gē · to cut隔离gélí · to isolate更正gēngzhèng · to correct跟踪gēnzōng · to track巩固gǒnggù · to consolidate攻击gōngjī · to attack攻克gōngkè · to capture

FAQs

跟随 (gēnsuí) means “to follow”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gēnsuí: gēn with a 1st tone, then suí with a 2nd 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, 跟随 is written 跟隨. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gensui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 跟随 from the suggestions. Typing gensui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
跟随 is an HSK 6 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.