Chinese Conversation · Level 71
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Chinese word
据
Pronunciation
Pinyinjù
Meaning
- prepositionaccording to
Example
据我所知，他今天不来。jù wó suǒ zhī tā jīn tiān bù lái
As far as I know, he isn't coming today.
More examples
据报道，警方已经展开调查。jù bào dào jǐng fāng yǐ jīng zhǎn kāi diào chá
According to reports, the police have already started an investigation.
Core concept
Links a statement to the source or information that supports it.
Common phrases
据报道jù bào dào
according to reports
据统计jù tǒng jì
according to statistics
据显示jù xiǎn shì
as shown by the data
Similar words
根据gēn jù: Shows that an explanation or decision is based on facts or source materials.
按照àn zhào: Shows that an action follows a rule, standard, or set method.
依据yī jù: Shows that a judgment or explanation rests on evidence or supporting materials.
凭píng: Shows that something is done by relying on available evidence, things, or conditions.
Definition in Chinese
常见于固定搭配中以说明信息来源，例如『据我所知』『据说』『据报道』，用于根据某种讯息来陈述情况。cháng jiàn yú gù dìng dā pèi zhōng yǐ shuō míng xìn xī lái yuán lì rú jù wó suǒ zhī jù shuō jù bào dào yòng yú gēn jù móu zhǒng xùn xī lái chén shù qíng kuàng
Word origin
据 (jù, "according to") comes from an older sense of relying on or holding to something, a meaning that naturally extends to relying on information when making a statement.
Usage tips
- This word helps mark the difference between reporting information and presenting it as personal knowledge, a useful distinction in everyday conversation.
Other meanings
- based onpreposition
Related words
- 据说jù shuōbe said toverb
- 据点jù diǎnstrongholdnoun
- 据为己有jù wéi jí yǒuclaim as one's ownidiom