随之 (suí zhī) — thereupon; subsequently; accordingly | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

随之 (suí zhī) is a formal written adverb meaning 'thereupon / accordingly' — it links a prior event to its natural consequence, and is more literary than the spoken 随着.

adverb

thereuponsubsequentlyaccordingly

Examples

，随之。
Suí zhe jīng jì de fā zhǎn, suí zhī rén men de shēng huó shuǐ píng tí gāo le.
With economic development, people's living standards subsequently improved.
，随之。
Tā cí qù le gōng zuò, suí zhī lí kāi le zhè zuò chéng shì.
He quit his job and subsequently left this city.
，随之。
Wèn tí jiě jué le, suí zhī yí qiè huī fù zhèng cháng.
The problem was solved, and accordingly everything returned to normal.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

随 means follow and 之 points to the preceding situation, giving thereupon.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

止止zhǐfoot
一一yīthe beginning place

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

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