随地 (suí dì) — (adverb) anywhere (used in prohibitions: 'don't do X anywhere')

Definition

随地 (suí dì) means 'anywhere' / 'everywhere', but almost always appears in prohibitions like 请勿随地… ('do not … anywhere') — pair it with a verb, never use it as a standalone location word.

adverb
anywhere (used in prohibitions: 'don't do X anywhere')

Examples

  • 随地。
    Qǐng wù suí dì tǔ tán.
    Please don't spit anywhere.
  • 随地。
    Bú yào suí dì rēng lā jī.
    Don't throw garbage anywhere.
  • 随地。
    Zài gōng yuán lǐ bù néng suí dì diū yān tóu.
    You can't drop cigarette butts anywhere in the park.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 隨; 随 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalking
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡐦
𡐦𡐦隨suí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隨 pairs 辵 (walking) with 𡐦 (the sound part); the simplified 随 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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