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据此 (jù cǐ) — (fixed expression) accordingly; on these grounds; based on this

Definition

据此 (jù cǐ) means 'based on this / accordingly' — a formal written connector that draws a conclusion from what was just stated. Almost exclusively in written Chinese (reports, legal/judicial, academic).

idiom
(fixed expression) accordinglyon these groundsbased on this

Examples

  • 据此，。
    jù cǐ, Wǒ men jué dìng qǔ xiāo zhè cì huó dòng.
    Accordingly, we have decided to cancel this event.
  • 据此，。
    Fǎ tíng jù cǐ zuò chū pàn jué, rèn dìng bèi gào yǒu zuì.
    The court rendered a verdict on these grounds, finding the defendant guilty.
  • ，据此。
    Zhèng jù bù zú, jù cǐ wú fǎ lì àn.
    Evidence is insufficient; therefore, a case cannot be filed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

据jùbase on
此cǐthis

据 means base on and 此 means this, so on these grounds.

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
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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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