【Popular Word】随便 suí biàn

随便 suí biàn

How to say whatever in Chinese?

妈妈:你今天晚上要吃什么?    

我: 随便 suí biàn

Mom: What do you want to eat tonight?           

Me:  Whatever !

男朋友:你想去哪里玩?

我:随便!

Boyfriend: Where do you want to go?

Me: Whatever!

我:买哪件衣服好呢?

男朋友:随便你!

Me: Which dress should I buy?

Boyfriend: As your wish.

随便:1. 我都可以。   Everything is OK.

      2. 你决定就好。 As your wish.


但是我们说“随便”的时候,真的“都可以”吗?

But when we say “whatever”, do we really mean “Everything is OK”?

Maybe no….So what do we actually mean? Think about it.

实际上,我们心里是这样想的 In fact, this is what we think:

妈妈:你今天晚上要吃什么?    

我:随便!

(我不知道想吃什么,甚至连想都懒得想。)

(I don’t know and I don’t even want to think about it.)

男朋友:你想去哪里玩?

我:随便!

(我不想直接说,就看看你了解不了解我)

(I don’t want to say it directly, just to see if you understand me.)

我:买哪件衣服好呢?

男朋友:随便你!

(我不知道,我看不出来这两件衣服哪里不一样。)

(I don’t know. I can’t see the difference between these two clothes.)


那我们要说什么,才能礼貌地表达“Everything is OK”?

What should we say to politely express “Everything is OK“?

我都可以。Wǒ dōu kěyǐ.

朋友:你来点菜吧。

我:我都可以,你点吧!


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2 Responses

  1. Sun.yuquan says:

    我这个人不是很随便的。