Expressing "along with…" with "suizhe"

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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