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根据 (gēn jù) — (preposition) according to, based on; (noun) basis, foundation

Definition

Most common 'according to / based on' at HSK 3 — used as both preposition (根据...) and noun (basis). 对比基础 (foundation, abstract base), 根据 emphasizes following a source, rule, or evidence.

preposition
according tobased on
noun
basisfoundation
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 根据。
    Qǐng gēn jù lǎo shī shuō de fāng fǎ zuò.
    Please do it according to the method the teacher said.
  • 根据？
    Tā de xiǎng fǎ yǒu gēn jù ma?
    Does his idea have any basis?
  • 根据。
    Wǒ gēn jù xīn wén zhī dào míng tiān yǒu yǔ.
    I know from the news that it will rain tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

根gēnbasis
据jùevidence

根 and 据 both point to the basis or evidence behind something, giving 'according to' or 'basis'.

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
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn根gēn(r)
Same sound today

根 pairs 木 (tree/wood), pointing to plant roots, with 艮 as a sound part.

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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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Grammar

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