随意

Meaning(adverbial adjective, adjective, nominal adjective)

as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious

Examples

• 菜很多，大家随意吃。

  cài hěn duō, dà jiā suí yì chī.

  There's plenty of food, help yourselves.

• 不要随意扔垃圾。

  bú yào suí yì rēng lā jī.

  Don't litter.

• 他今天穿得很随意。

  tā jīn tiān chuān dé hěn suí yì.

  He's dressed casually today.

Easily confused

• 随便 — 随便 is more colloquial and can be negative (careless); 随意 is politer, meaning 'as you like'.

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