随心所欲 suí xīn suǒ yù Do as one pleases

Explanation

这个成语形容人做事没有约束，想怎么做就怎么做。

This idiom describes someone who is unrestrained in their actions and does what they want.

Origin Story

在一个繁华的城市里，住着一位名叫李明的年轻人。李明天生就喜欢自由，不喜欢被约束，从小到大都是按照自己的意愿行事。他喜欢什么就学什么，想去哪里就去哪里，根本不顾及家人的感受。李明从小就学习成绩不好，父母多次劝他认真学习，但他总是一副无所谓的样子，说自己不喜欢学习，想干什么就干什么。他整天在外面玩，结交了一群狐朋狗友，一起喝酒赌博，过着放荡不羁的生活。李明的父母看到他这样，非常着急，多次规劝他，但李明根本不听，依然我行我素。直到有一天，李明因为赌博欠下巨额债务，被债主追债，无处可逃，才意识到自己过去的行为是多么错误。他后悔莫及，却已经无法挽回。

zài yī gè fán huá de chéng shì lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào lǐ míng de nián qīng rén. lǐ míng tiān shēng jiù xǐ huan zì yóu, bù xǐ huan bèi yuē shù, cóng xiǎo dào dà dōu shì àn zhào zì jǐ de yì yuàn xíng shì. tā xǐ huan shén me jiù xué shén me, xiǎng qù nǎ lǐ jiù qù nǎ lǐ, gēn běn bù gù jí jiā rén de gǎn shòu. lǐ míng cóng xiǎo jiù xué xí chéng jì bù hǎo, fù mǔ duō cì quàn tā rèn zhēn xué xí, dàn tā zǒng shì yī fù wú suǒ wèi de yàng zi, shuō zì jǐ bù xǐ huan xué xí, xiǎng gàn shén me jiù gàn shén me. tā zhěng tiān zài wài miàn wán, jié jiāo le yī qún hú péng gǒu yǒu, yī qǐ hē jiǔ dǔ bó, guò zhe fàng dàng bù jī de shēng huó. lǐ míng de fù mǔ kàn dào tā zhè yàng, fēi cháng zhí jí, duō cì guī quàn tā, dàn lǐ míng gēn běn bù tīng, yī rán wǒ xíng wǒ sù. zhí dào yǒu yī tiān, lǐ míng yīn wèi dǔ bó qiàn xià jù é zhài wù, bèi zhài zhǔ zhuī zhài, wú chǔ kě táo, cái yì shí dào zì jǐ guò qù de xíng wéi shì duō me cuò wù. tā hòu huǐ mò jí, què yǐ jīng wú fǎ wán huǐ.

In a bustling city lived a young man named Li Ming. Li Ming naturally loved to be free and hated to be confined. From a young age, he always acted according to his own will. Whatever he liked, he learned, wherever he wanted to go, he went, without regard for his family's feelings. Li Ming was a poor student from a young age, his parents repeatedly urged him to study hard, but he was always indifferent, saying that he didn't like learning, he wanted to do what he wanted. He played outside all day, made friends with a group of friends, drank and gambled together, and lived a dissolute life. Li Ming's parents saw how he was, were very worried and repeatedly admonished him, but Li Ming didn't listen and remained his own way. Until one day, Li Ming owed a huge debt due to gambling and was chased by creditors, he had nowhere to escape, and only then realized how wrong his past behavior was. He regretted it deeply, but he couldn't undo anything.

Usage

这个成语多用于形容人做事不考虑后果，任性妄为。

zhè ge chéng yǔ duō yòng yú xíng róng rén zuò shì bù kǎo lǜ hòu guǒ, rèn xìng wàng wéi.

This idiom is often used to describe someone who acts without considering the consequences and does whatever they want.

Examples

• 他做事喜欢随心所欲，结果总是把事情搞砸。

  tā zuò shì xǐ huan suí xīn suǒ yù, jié guǒ zǒng shì bǎ shì qíng gǎo zá.

  He likes to do things as he pleases, and as a result, he always messes things up.

• 退休后，他终于可以随心所欲地做自己喜欢的事情了。

  tuì xiū hòu, tā zhōng yú kě yǐ suí xīn suǒ yù dì zuò zì jǐ xǐ huan de shì qíng le.

  After retirement, he can finally do what he likes.

Related Idioms

• 为所欲为

• 逍遥自在

• 我行我素

Opposite Idioms

• 按部就班

• 循规蹈矩

• 克己复礼