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title: "Suiji Meaning: 随机 (random) or 随即 (immediately)?"
description: "随机 (traditional 隨機, suíjī) means “random; randomly”. Not the suiji you heard? See 随即. Hear its tones, see what 随 and 机 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suiji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 随机 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

随机 suíjī

## random; randomly

## It can also mean

- according to the situation

## Its characters

1. 随 suí to follow
2. 机 jī machine

## In a sentence

电脑会随机选出三个号码。 The computer will randomly pick three numbers.

在群里发红包，红包里的钱会**随机**分给抢到的人，有人抢到几毛，有人抢到十几块，全看手气。

From [家族群里都有什么？ · Chinese family WeChat groups: red packets, good-morning pictures and health rumours](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/chinese-family-wechat-groups#library-word-290-292)

[More about 随机](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9A%8F%E6%9C%BA)

## Other words said suiji

- [随即suíjíimmediately](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9A%8F%E5%8D%B3)

## More words with 随 or 机

- [伴随 bànsuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bansui)
- [趁机 chènjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenji)
- [动机 dòngjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongji)
- [耳机 ěrjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erji)
- [飞机 fēijī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiji)
- [跟随 gēnsuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gensui)
- [机场 jīchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jichang)
- [机动车 jīdòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jidongche)
- [机构 jīgòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jigou)
- [机关 jīguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiguan)

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