随行就市

隨行就市

suíháng-jiùshì

idiom

Meanings

1 to fluctuate according to the market
2 to sell at the prevailing market price

Characters

trade, industry

Examples

菜价随行就市，每天都不一样。

Cài jià suíhángjiùshì, měitiān dōu bùyí yàng.

Vegetable prices follow the market and change every day.

我们的报价随行就市，绝不坐地起价。

Wǒmen de bàojià suíhángjiùshì, juébù zuò dì qǐjià.

Our quotes track the market — we never jack up prices arbitrarily.

Tips

mistakes

行 here reads háng (trade, industry), NOT xíng. 行 as xíng means 'to walk' — wrong reading changes the meaning entirely.

Stroke Order

随 suí

行 xíng

就 jiù

市 shì