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The Preposition “随着”

In Chinese, “随着” (suízhe) normally comes before a phrase or clause that expresses a change.

It shows that a change in one thing creates the conditions for another to happen.

How it is translated

Depending on the context: with … / along with … as … as … increases as … improves

Basic structure

随着 + change,result

Meaning

As one thing changes, another also happens or changes.
(Suí)(zhe)(Zhōng)(guó)(de)()(zhǎn)(yuè)(lái)(yuè)(duō)(de)(wài)(guó)(xué)(sheng)(lái)(dào)(Zhōng)(guó)(de)()(xué)(xué)()
As China develops, more and more foreign students come to study at Chinese universities.
随着 + 中国的发展, with China’s development / as China develops 越来越多的外国学生来到中国的大学学习。 more and more foreign students come to study at Chinese universities
随着 — with … / as … 中国的发展 — China’s development 越来越多 — more and more 外国学生 — foreign students 来到中国的大学学习 — come to study at Chinese universities
Here China’s development is the first change, and the growing number of foreign students is the result tied to it.
(Suí)(zhe)(Zhōng)(wén)(shuǐ)(píng)(de)()(gāo)()(xiàn)(zài)(néng)(kàn)(dǒng)(Zhōng)(wén)(bào)(zhǐ)(le)
As my Chinese level has improved, I can now read Chinese newspapers with understanding.
随着 + 中文水平的提高, with the improvement of my Chinese level 我现在能看懂中文报纸了。 I can now read Chinese newspapers with understanding
中文水平 — level of Chinese 提高 — rise / improve 现在 — now 能看懂 — be able to read and understand 中文报纸 — Chinese newspaper
(Suí)(zhe)(xiǎo)()(de)(huán)(jìng)(yuè)(lái)(yuè)(hǎo)(lái)(zhè)()(mǎi)(fáng)(zi)(de)(rén)()(biàn)(duō)(le)
As the environment of the residential area keeps getting better, more people are coming here to buy homes.
随着 + 小区的环境越来越好, as the residential area’s environment keeps getting better 来这里买房子的人也变多了。 the people coming here to buy homes have also grown in number
小区的环境 — the residential area’s environment 越来越好 — get better and better 来这里买房子的人 — the people coming here to buy homes 也 — also 变多了 — have become more numerous

Rule in brief

随着 + change in A,result / change in B
That is: as A changes, B changes too.