随随便便 (suí suí biàn biàn) — in a casual, careless, or sloppy manner; arbitr…

Definition

A reduplicated adverb meaning 'casually, carelessly' — emphasizes a careless, undisciplined attitude toward behavior or work, not a neutral 'informally'.

bound form

in a casualcarelessor sloppy mannerarbitrary and undisciplined (behaviour)

Examples

随随便便随随便便，。
Tā zuò shì zǒng shì suí suí biàn biàn suí suí biàn biàn de, cóng lái bú rèn zhēn.
He always does things carelessly, never taking them seriously.
随随便便随随便便？
Nǐ zěn me néng suí suí biàn biàn suí suí biàn biàn jiù dā ying bié rén ne?
How could you agree with others so casually?
随随便便随随便便，。
Zhè piān wén zhāng xiě dé tài suí suí biàn biàn suí suí biàn biàn le, xū yào zǐ xì xiū gǎi.
This article is written too sloppily; it needs careful revision.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

随随

随suí随suí

便便

便biàn便biàn

The doubled 随随 and 便便 make the sense offhand and careless, as if done without thought.

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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