随之

隨之

suízhī

adverb #15,154

Meanings

1 thereupon
2 subsequently
3 accordingly
4 along with it

Characters

to follow; along with

it; this (classical pronoun)

Examples

经济发展了，人民的生活水平随之提高。

Jīngjì fāzhǎn le, rénmín de shēnghuó shuǐpíng suízhī tígāo.

The economy developed, and people's living standards improved accordingly.

他一走，问题随之而来。

Tā yī zǒu, wèntí suízhī ér lái.

As soon as he left, problems followed.

Tips

grammar

随之 means 'following that' and connects two events in a cause-and-effect sequence. The 之 refers back to the preceding event. Common pattern: A happened, B 随之 happened. More formal variant: 随之而来 (suízhī ér lái, to follow on from that).

Stroke Order

随 suí

之 zhī