随心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù
to do as you please
Character by character
随suí
follow
follow
心xīn
heart
heart
所suǒ
what
what
欲yù
desire
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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