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随着 (suí zhe) — along with; as; in the wake of (indicating a concomitant change or development)

Definition

随着 marks a change that happens in parallel with another — 'as X changes/develops, Y follows'. Use it at the start of a sentence to link two simultaneous developments.

preposition
along withasin the wake of (indicating a concomitant change or development)

Examples

  • 随着，。
    suí zhe Jīng jì de fā zhǎn, rén men de shēng huó shuǐ píng tí gāo le.
    As the economy develops, people's living standards improve.
  • 随着，。
    suí zhe Tiān qì biàn lěng, dà jiā dōu chuān shàng le hòu yī fu.
    As the weather gets cold, everyone puts on thick clothes.
  • 随着，。
    suí zhe Shí jiān de biàn huà, wǒ men de xiǎng fǎ yě bù tóng le.
    As time changes, our thoughts become different too.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

随suífollow
着zhecontinuing state

随 gives following, and 着 adds a continuing sense, so the whole means along with.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě著zháo
Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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Grammar

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