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title: "Gensui Meaning: 跟随 (gēnsuí) Means “to follow”"
description: "跟随 (traditional 跟隨, gēnsuí) means “to follow”. Hear its tones, see what 跟 and 随 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gensui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 跟随 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

跟随 gēnsuí

## to follow

## Its characters

1. 跟 gēn to follow
2. 随 suí to follow

## In a sentence

小狗一直跟随着主人。 The puppy kept following its owner.

**跟随**他的有一百多个人，他们带着汉武帝交给的使命：找到远在西边的大月氏，说服他们和汉朝

From [丝绸之路是什么？ · What was the Silk Road?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-was-the-silk-road#library-word-29-31)

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## More words with 跟 or 随

- [伴随 bànsuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bansui)
- [跟进 gēnjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genjin)
- [跟踪 gēnzōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/genzong)
- [随便 suíbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suibian)
- [随后 suíhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suihou)
- [随机 suíjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suiji)
- [随时 suíshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suishi)
- [随时随地 suíshí-suídì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suishisuidi)
- [随手 suíshǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suishou)
- [随意 suíyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suiyi)

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