<p>None.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/chinese-english/%E9%9A%8F%E4%BE%BF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">collins dictionary</a> listed another one:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>do as one wishes</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This seems to fit better here.</p>

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2021-01-26T08:28:46.307Z
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fefe
<p>Simple answer: in this case, &quot;随便&quot; just means</p>
<blockquote>
<p>help yourself</p>
</blockquote>
<p>.</p>

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2021-01-26T13:30:50.210Z
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Hu Bin
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<p>随便 can 'do as one wishes'</p>
</blockquote>
<p>'freely' would be a suitable translation in this context</p>
<p>不能<strong>随便</strong>阅读别人的小说 - cannot <strong>freely</strong> read other people's novels</p>

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Tang Ho
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<p>由于版权原因，Up主不能<strong>随便</strong>阅读别人的小说进行视频创作。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I looked up 随便, and there are 3 possible meanings,</p>
<blockquote>
<p>casual</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>random</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>informal</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Which one do you think fits?</p>

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2021-01-28T14:33:44.557Z
Could you provide wider context for this sentence? I ask this because Linguee provides this translation "For copyright reasons, Up owners cannot just read other people's novels for video creation.", with 随便 translated by "just", which seems to me finally more correct than other suggestions like "freely", "as one wishes", etc.
Starckman
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2021-02-04T18:08:00.167Z
Something formal might be "at discretion", I feel…
xbh
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What is the proper meaning of 随便?
# What is the proper meaning of 随便?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-26)

> 由于版权原因，Up主不能**随便**阅读别人的小说进行视频创作。

I looked up 随便, and there are 3 possible meanings,

> casual

> random

> informal

Which one do you think fits?

**Tags:** meaning-in-context

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Could you provide wider context for this sentence? I ask this because Linguee provides this translation "For copyright reasons, Up owners cannot just read other people's novels for video creation.", with 随便 translated by "just", which seems to me finally more correct than other suggestions like "freely", "as one wishes", etc.  
> **username_2**: Something formal might be "at discretion", I feel…  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2021-01-26. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

> 随便 can 'do as one wishes'

'freely' would be a suitable translation in this context

不能**随便**阅读别人的小说 - cannot **freely** read other people's novels


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-01-26. Score: 3

None.

The [collins dictionary](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/chinese-english/%E9%9A%8F%E4%BE%BF) listed another one:

> do as one wishes

This seems to fit better here.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-01-26. Score: 0

Simple answer: in this case, "随便" just means

> help yourself

.


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