suí随followshí时timesuí随followdì地place
Anytime and anywhere; at all times and places.
Literal meaning
follow (随) — time (时) — follow (随) — place (地)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase emphasizing ubiquity.
Examples
Xiàn现zài在shǒu手jī机kě可yǐ以suí随shí时suí随dì地shǐ使yòng用。
Now mobile phones can be used anytime and anywhere.
Wǎng网luò络shǐ使wǒ我men们néng能gòu够suí随shí时suí随dì地huò获qǔ取xìn信xī息。
The internet enables us to access information anytime and anywhere.
Usage & nuances
Emphasizes the constant availability or accessibility of something.
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