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随便suí biànas one wishes

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随便 (suí biàn) means "as one wishes." 你可以随便吃 says you can eat as you wish. 孩子可以随便吃 says the child can eat as they wish. 我晚上随便吃 says I eat as I wish in the evening. 我们晚上随便吃 says we eat as we wish in the evening. Each example uses that one sense of doing as one wishes.

What does 随便 mean?

  1. 1.

    as one wishesverb

What do the characters in 随便 mean?

  • 随to follow
  • 便convenient

How do you use 随便?

随便 can come before 吃 when someone eats as they wish.

Patterns

  • 可以 + 随便 + 吃

    你可以随便吃。

    Nǐ kěyǐ suíbiàn chī.

    You can eat as you wish.

  • 晚上 + 随便 + 吃

    我晚上随便吃。

    Wǒ wǎnshang suíbiàn chī.

    I eat as I wish in the evening.

  • 我们 + 晚上 + 随便 + 吃

    我们晚上随便吃。

    Wǒmen wǎnshang suíbiàn chī.

    We eat as we wish in the evening.

What are some examples of 随便 in a sentence?

  1. 你可以随便吃。

    Nǐ kěyǐ suíbiàn chī.

    You can eat as you wish.

  2. 孩子可以随便吃。

    Háizi kěyǐ suíbiàn chī.

    The child can eat as they wish.

  3. 我晚上随便吃。

    Wǒ wǎnshang suíbiàn chī.

    I eat as I wish in the evening.

  4. 我们晚上随便吃。

    Wǒmen wǎnshang suíbiàn chī.

    We eat as we wish in the evening.

How is 随便 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    晚上你可以随便吃吗?

    Wǎnshang nǐ kěyǐ suíbiàn chī ma?

    In the evening, can you eat as you wish?

  2. Speaker B:

    晚上我可以随便吃。

    Wǎnshang wǒ kěyǐ suíbiàn chī.

    In the evening, I can eat as I wish.

  3. Speaker A:

    孩子晚上也可以随便吃吗?

    Háizi wǎnshang yě kěyǐ suíbiàn chī ma?

    Can the child also eat as they wish in the evening?

  4. Speaker B:

    孩子晚上也可以随便吃。

    Háizi wǎnshang yě kěyǐ suíbiàn chī.

    The child can also eat as they wish in the evening.

Can you use 随便 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你可以___吃。(You can eat as you wish.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "The child can eat as they wish"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我晚上___吃。(I eat as I wish in the evening.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.