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按部就班

àn bù jiù bān

4-character word

What 按部就班 means

1. idiomto follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine

The characters in 按部就班

• 按ànto press; to push; to leave aside or shelve
• 部bùministry; department; section
• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 班bānteam; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift

Sounds the same

Read àn bù jiù bān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 按步就班variant of 按部就班