根据
gēnjù
according to; basis
Part of speech · preposition / noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 根据规定,这里禁止吸烟。According to the rules, smoking is forbidden here.
- 你的说法有什么根据?What basis is there for your claim?
Collocations
根据规定根据情况有根据科学根据
Mnemonic
根 gēn "root" + 据 jù "basis": a Sino-Korean word "according to; basis". ① a preposition: according to (根据规定) ② a noun: a basis (有根据). The root (根) one relies on (据). Nearly the same as 依据, but 根据 is more everyday and general. Like 按照 (according to), yet 根据 also works as the noun "basis".
Related
依据凭据依照按照
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