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根据

gēn jù

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 根據 Measure word 个

根据 (gēn jù) means "according to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 根据 means

1. according to
2. based on
3. basis
4. foundation

How 根据 is used in grammar

根据 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 3, prepositions (引出凭借、依据).

The characters in 根据

• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
• 据jùaccording to; to act in accordance with; to depend on

Example sentences

• 无根据的推测。
  Wú gēnjù de tuīcè.
  Baseless speculations.
• 谣言并无根据。
  The rumours were unfounded.
• 价格根据需求变化。
  The price varies with demand.
• 谣言是毫无根据的。
  The rumor was without foundation.
• 我的怀疑没有根据。
  My suspicions were unfounded.
• 您的假设是根据什么?
  Nín de jiǎshè shì gēnjù shénme?
  What is the basis of your assumptions?

Words starting with 根据

• 根据地gēn jù dìbase of operations

Words containing 根据

• 事实根据shì shí gēn jùfactual basis

Where 根据 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Function Words & Prepositions (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read gēn jù correctly.
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