随身

随身 suíshēn

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

随身 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體隨身 suishen

What 随身 means

To (carry) on one's person^†
to (take) with one^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 随身, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

随身 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

随

suí

Follow (allow - go with)

身

shēn

Body (life - oneself - personally)

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How to write 随身

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随身 in a sentence

请随身带好行李。

Qǐng suíshēn dài hǎo xíngli.

Please keep your luggage with you.

他随身带着一本书。

Tā suíshēn dài zhe yì běn shū.

He carries a book with him.

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Questions about 随身

What does 随身 mean in English?

随身 is pronounced suíshēn and means To (carry) on one's person, to (take) with one †.

How do you pronounce 随身?

随身 is suíshēn in pinyin — written suishen without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 随身?

随身 is written with 2 characters: 随 (suí) Follow (allow - go with), 身 (shēn) Body (life - oneself - personally). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 随身 written in traditional Chinese?

隨身. The simplified form 随身 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 隨身 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced suíshēn.

Is 随身 an HSK word?

Yes — 随身 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Studied around the same time

撕 sī 似乎 sìhu 搜索 sōusuǒ 宿舍 sùshè 随时 suíshí 随手 suíshǒu 碎 suì 损失 sǔnshī

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