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依据 (yī jù) — (preposition) according to, based on; (noun) basis, foundation; (verb) to base on, to rely on

Definition

More formal/written than the HSK 3 根据 — both mean 'according to / basis,' but 依据 reads as more official or academic in tone. As a noun it leans toward 'grounds, foundation,' whereas 基础 (HSK 4) is the everyday word for a skill or knowledge foundation.

preposition
according tobased on
noun
basisfoundation
verb
to base onto rely on

Examples

  • 依据，。
    yī jù Xué xiào de guī dìng, xué shēng bù néng chí dào.
    According to school rules, students cannot be late.
  • 依据。
    Tā de shuō fǎ méi yǒu shì shí yī jù.
    His statement has no factual basis.
  • 依据。
    Zhè ge jì huà yī jù le shì chǎng diào chá.
    This plan is based on market research.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

依yīrely on
据jùrely on

依 and 据 both mean rely on, giving a basis or the act of relying.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénhuman
Sound part声符shēngfú
衣
衣yī依yī
Same sound today

依 is made from 亻, a person, plus 衣, which gives its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
居
居jū据jù
Same sound today

据 uses 手 (hand) as one part and 居 to give the sound.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 6Abstract Concepts

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