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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 4

他一走，问题随之而来。

Tā yī zǒu, wèntí suízhī'érlái.

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 (to follow on from that).

Stroke Order

随 suí

之 zhī