Chinese word

依据

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī jù

Meaning

  • prepositionbased on

Example

我们依据合同条款办事。wǒ men yī jù hé tóng tiáo kuǎn bàn shì

We act based on the terms of the contract.

Illustration for 依据 (based on)

More examples

警方依据监控录像展开调查。jǐng fāng yī jù jiān kòng lù xiàng zhǎn kāi diào chá

The police launched an investigation based on surveillance footage.

Core concept

An action or judgment rests on a stated source of support.

Common phrases

  • 依据合同条款yī jù hé tóng tiáo kuǎn

    based on the terms of the contract

  • 依据标准yī jù biāo zhǔn

    based on standards

  • 依据情况yī jù qíng kuàng

    based on the circumstances

  • 依据证据yī jù zhèng jù

    based on evidence

Similar words

根据gēn jù: Uses relevant facts or information as the basis for acting or making a judgment.
按照àn zhào: Carries out a task in line with a rule, standard, or required procedure.
基于jī yú: Starts from a fact or situation when reaching a conclusion or taking action.

Definition in Chinese

作为介词，表示根据某事物采取行动或作出判断；亦可作名词，指用来作为判断或行动基础的事实或资料。zuò wéi jiè cí biǎo shì gēn jù mǒu shì wù cái qǔ xíng dòng huò zuò chū pàn duàn yì kě zuò míng cí zhǐ yòng lái zuò wéi pàn duàn huò xíng dòng jī chǔ de shì shí huò zī liào

Word origin

The compound joins 依 (yī, "rely on") and 据 (jù, "hold in place"), turning reliance on a solid support into the idea of a basis for action or judgment.

Usage tips

  • This word is common in legal, administrative, and policy writing when a rule or record is cited, so its formal register is useful to recognize in everyday reading.

Other meanings

  • basisnoun
  • evidencenoun

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