HSK 4 · Function Words

随便 suíbiàn “as one wishes” in Chinese

Traditional 隨便

What 随便 means

  1. as one wishes
  2. as one pleases
  3. at random
  4. negligent
  5. casual
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • wanton

How to say 随便

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale便biàn4th tone, falling

随便 in a sentence

  1. 随便坐。

    Suíbiàn zuò.

    Sit wherever you like.

    Sentence #8500073 from Tatoeba

  2. 喜欢什么就随便吃吧。

    Xǐhuan shénme jiù suíbiàn chī ba.

    Eat whatever you like.

    Sentence #846313 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 随便 can also mean “casual” or “careless”

    他穿衣服一向很随便，颜色、样式都无所谓。

    Tā chuān yīfu yíxiàng hěn suíbiàn, yánsè, yàngshì dōu wúsuǒwèi.

    He always dresses very casually, and doesn’t care about colour or style.

    Sentence #3709354 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 随便 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 便 (pián) with each of its parts in a different colour
便biànplain
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 更more · gēng

How to write 随便

随 11 strokes · 便 9 strokes

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

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

Words related to 随便

Words with 随

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跟随gēnsuí · to follow随意suíyì · as one likes

Words with 便

便宜piányi · cheap方便fāngbiàn · convenient方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles顺便shùnbiàn · conveniently便biàn · then便利biànlì · convenient便条biàntiáo · informal note便于biànyú · easy to即便jíbiàn · even if以便yǐbiàn · so that

More words: Particles & Connectors

实在shízài · really首先shǒuxiān · first (of all)顺便shùnbiàn · conveniently顺序shùnxù · sequence随着suízhe · along with所有suǒyǒu · all台tái · measure word for machines (a TV挺tǐng · quite

FAQs

随便 (suíbiàn) means “as one wishes” or “as one pleases”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it suíbiàn: suí with a 2nd tone, then biàn with a 4th 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, 随便 is written 隨便. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suibian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 随便 from the suggestions. Typing suibian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
随便 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.