随身 meaning in English

suíshēn

to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 隨身18 strokes

Meaning of 随身

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

suíshēn
  1. to (carry) on one's person
  2. to (take) with one

随身 in example sentences

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

你nǐ不bù需xū要yào随suí身shēn带dài著zhù午wǔ餐cān。
You don't need to carry lunch with you.
他tā随suí身shēn带dài著zhù不bù少shǎo于yú两liǎng千qiān日rì元yuán。
He has no less than two thousand yen with him.
你nǐ今jīn天tiān最zuì好hǎo随suí身shēn带dài把bǎ伞sǎn。
You'd better take an umbrella with you today.
你nǐ最zuì好hǎo随suí身shēn带dài把bǎ伞sǎn。
You'd better take an umbrella with you.
如rú果guǒ你nǐ被bèi困kùn在zài一yí个gè荒huāng岛dǎo上shàng, 你nǐ会huì想xiǎng要yào随suí身shēn带dài著zhù哪nǎ些xiē书shū来lái看kàn?
If you were stranded on a desert island, what books would you want to have with you to read?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

随 suí · to follow · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

身 shēn · body · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 随身.

身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
身边shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
随便suíbiànas one wishes; as one pleases
随时suíshíat any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
全身quánshēnthe whole body; (typography) em
身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card; ID
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
身份shēnfènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacit
转身zhuǎnshēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)
健身jiànshēnto exercise; to keep fit

Questions about 随身

What does 随身 mean?

随身 (suíshēn) means "to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 随身?

随身 is made of 2 characters: 随 (11 strokes), 身 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 随身 an HSK word?

Yes. 随身 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 随身 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 随身 is written 隨身.