随叫随到

隨叫隨到

suíjiàosuídào

idiom #21,927

Meanings

1 to be available at any time
2 on call
3 at one's beck and call

Characters

to follow/as soon as

to call/to summon

to follow/accordingly

to arrive/to come

Examples

医生需要随叫随到。

Yīshēng xūyào suíjiàosuídào.

Doctors need to be on call at any time.

我的工作要求我随叫随到，没有休息时间。

Wǒ de gōngzuò yāoqiú wǒ suíjiàosuídào, méiyǒu xiūxi shíjiān.

My job requires me to be on call with no real time off.

Tips

grammar

随叫随到 follows the pattern 随A随B meaning 'as soon as A, then B' or 'whenever A, always B'. Other examples: 随时随地 (anytime and anywhere), 随手关门 (close the door as you go). The 随 here means 'to follow/to go along with'.

Stroke Order

随 suí

叫 jiào

到 dào