随便

Meaning(adverbial adjective, adjective, verb)

as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton

Examples

• “喝什么？”“随便，都可以。”

  “hē shén me?” “suí biàn, dōu kě yǐ.”

  "What'll you drink?" "Anything's fine."

• 别客气，随便坐。

  bié kè qì, suí biàn zuò.

  Make yourself at home—sit anywhere.

• 工作上的事不能太随便。

  gōng zuò shàng de shì bù néng tài suí biàn.

  You can't be too casual about work.

Easily confused

• 马虎 — Vietnamese tùy tiện is negative, but 随便 is usually neutral (随便坐: make yourself at home). For 'careless' use 马虎.

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