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依照

yī zhào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

依照 (yī zhào) means "according to; in light of". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 依照 means

1. according to; in light of

How 依照 is used in grammar

依照 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Basis Prepositions: 凭、依据、依照 (HSK 5)

The characters in 依照

• 依yīto depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to
• 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; to shine

Example sentences

• 我觉得您说的很有道理，但是依照您出的条件处理的话，我们也很为难。
  Wǒ juéde nín shuō de hěn yǒudàoli, dànshì yīzhào nín chū de tiáojiàn chǔlǐ dehuà, wǒmen yě hěn wéinán.
  I think what you said makes sense, but I would rather not just follow your conditions.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yī zhào correctly.
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