随便

隨便

suíbiàn

adjective HSK 4 #789

Meanings

HSK 1

你想吃什么？随便。

Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? Suíbiàn.

What do you want to eat? - Whatever.

HSK 1

你随便坐吧。

Nǐ suíbiàn zuò ba.

Please sit wherever you like.

HSK 2

别太随便了。

Bié tài suíbiàn le.

Don't be too casual.

culture

Answering 随便 when someone asks what you want to eat is famously frustrating - it means 'anything is fine' but the asker still has to decide.

usage

Can be positive (flexible/easygoing) or negative (careless/sloppy) depending on context.

随 suí

便 biàn