随心所欲 meaning in English

suíxīnsuǒyù

(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

HSK 7-9Traditional 隨心所欲34 strokes

Meaning of 随心所欲

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

suíxīnsuǒyù
  1. (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

随心所欲 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ可kě以yǐ随suí心xīn所suǒ欲yù。
Do as you please.
她tā总zǒng是shì随suí心xīn所suǒ欲yù。
She always gets her own way.
我wǒ可kě以yǐ随suí心xīn所suǒ欲yù。
I can do what I want.

Stroke order for each character

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随 suí · to follow · 11 strokes

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心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes

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所 suǒ · actually · 8 strokes

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欲 yù · desire · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 随心所欲.

所以suǒyǐtherefore; as a result
所有suǒyǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
小心xiǎoxīnto be careful; to take care
开心kāixīnto feel happy; to rejoice
随便suíbiànas one wishes; as one pleases
关心guānxīnto be concerned about; to care about
中心zhōngxīncenter; heart; core
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
心情xīnqíngmood; frame of mind
随时suíshíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
心里xīnlǐchest; heart; mind
心中xīnzhōngcentral point; in one's thoughts

Questions about 随心所欲

What does 随心所欲 mean?

随心所欲 (suíxīnsuǒyù) means "(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases".

How do you write 随心所欲?

随心所欲 is made of 4 characters: 随 (11 strokes), 心 (4 strokes), 所 (8 strokes), 欲 (11 strokes). That is 34 strokes in total.

Is 随心所欲 an HSK word?

Yes. 随心所欲 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 随心所欲 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 随心所欲 is written 隨心所欲.