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随心所欲

suí xīn suǒ yù

to do as you please

Character by character

随suí
follow
心xīn
heart
所suǒ
what
欲yù
desire

Example

周末我只想随心所欲地过一天。
At the weekend I just want a day of doing whatever I like.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Neutral, even pleasant. 为所欲为 (wéi) is the bad version: doing whatever you want regardless of others.

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