随
心
所
欲

To follow one's heart's desires in Chinese: 随心所欲 (suí xīn suǒ yù)

suí xīn suǒ yù

to follow one's heart's desires

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 隨心所欲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to follow one's heart's desires
  2. 2to do as one pleases (idiom)

Stroke order

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随
心
所
欲

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄨㄟˊ

suí

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

随心所欲

Simplified

隨心所欲

Traditional

Example sentences

See 随心所欲 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 退休以后，他做事更加随心所欲。

    tuì xiū yǐ hòu， tā zuò shì gèng jiā suí xīn suǒ yù。

    After retiring, he does things as he pleases even more.

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Related words

所

suǒ

actually

随

suí

to follow

心

xīn

heart

所以

suǒ yǐ

therefore

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

随便

suí biàn

as one wishes

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