Expressing "along with…" with "suizhe"

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随着 (suízhe) means "along with," "following," or, more formally, "in the wake of." The idea is that one thing is "following" another, reacting along with it.

Simple Form

Structure

Subj. + 随着 + Noun + Verb Phrase

Examples

随着 is one of those words that can have a wide range of translations, all highly dependent upon the context.

  • 树枝 随着 风 不 停 地 摇动。Shùzhī suízhe fēng bù tíng de yáodòng.The branch swayed ceaselessly in the wind.
  • 孩子们 随着 音乐 跳 起 了 舞。Háizi men suízhe yīnyuè tiào qǐ le wǔ.Children started dancing to the music.
  • 污染物 随着 人 的 呼吸 进入 了 人体 内部 。Wūrǎn-wù suízhe rén de hūxī jìnrù le réntǐ nèibù.The pollutants entered the body through inhalation.
  • 这些 垃圾 随着 河水 流 到 了 大海。Zhèxiē lājī suízhe héshuǐ liú dào le dàhǎi.The garbage flowed into the sea along with the river.
  • 我们 随着 他 的 琴声 唱 起 了 歌。Wǒmen suízhe tā de qín shēng chàng qǐ le gē.We started singing along with his playing.

Two-Part Form

Structure

随着 can also be used in the following structure to indicate that a change in the first part causes a respective change in the second part. In this case, the first part is typically a general trend, like economic development or rising prices.

随着 + Trend,Subj. + Predicate

Examples

  • 随着 经济 的 发展,人们 的 生活 越 来 越 好 了。Suízhe jīngjì de fāzhǎn, rénmen de shēnghuó yuèláiyuè hǎo le.With economic development, the people's lives get better and better.
  • 随着 石油 价格 的 升高,粮食 的 价格 涨 了 一点。 Suízhe shíyóu jiàgé de shēnggāo, liángshí de jiàgé zhǎng le yīdiǎn.With the rise in oil prices, the price of grain has also increased a bit.
  • 随着 年龄 的 增加,他 变得 更加 成熟 了。Suízhe niánlíng de zēngjiā, tā biàn de gèngjiā chéngshú le.As he has gotten older, he has become even more mature.
  • 随着 中国 国际 地位 的 提高,中国人 也 变得 越来越 有 自信 了 。Suízhe Zhōngguó guójì dìwèi de tígāo, Zhōngguó rén yě biàn de yuèláiyuè yǒu zìxìn le.As the international status of China improves, Chinese people are becoming more and more confident.
  • 随着 人口 不断 增加 ,大城市 的 社会 问题 越来越 多 了。Suízhe rénkǒu bùduàn zēngjiā, dà chéngshì de shèhuì wèntí yuèláiyuè duō le.In the wake of an ever-increasing population, the social problems in large cities become ever more numerous.

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