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按照

àn zhào

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

按照 (àn zhào) means "according to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 按照 means

1. according to; in accordance with; on the basis of

How 按照 is used in grammar

按照 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.

• 按照/根据: according to (HSK 4)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 4, prepositions (引出凭借、依据).

The characters in 按照

• 按ànto press; to push; to leave aside or shelve
• 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; to shine

Example sentences

• 他严格按照原则办事。
  Tā yángé ànzhào yuánzé bànshì.
  He is a stickler for principles.
• 他按照我的建议行事。
  He acts according to my advice.
• 他按照字面上的意思。
  He took it literally.
• 我们按照预定计划研读。
  We study according to the schedule.
• 你必须按照你的计划行事。
  Nǐ bìxū ànzhào nǐ de jìhuà xíngshì.
  You must go through with your plan.
• 我觉得我是按照你说的做的。
  Wǒ juéde wǒ shì ànzhào nǐ shuō de zuò de.
  I thought I was doing it your way.

Where 按照 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Cause, effect & logic (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read àn zhào correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.