HSK 3 · Common Objects

根据 gēnjù “according to” in Chinese

Traditional 根據

What 根据 means

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

Measure word 个 gè · 一个根据 yí ge gēnjù

How to say 根据

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale根gēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale据jù4th tone, falling

根据 in a sentence

  1. 根据天气预报，雨季下周会开始。

    Gēnjù tiānqì yùbào, yǔjì xiàzhōu huì kāishǐ.

    According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will start next week.

    Sentence #407292 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 不要根据封面来判断一本书。

    Búyào gēnjù fēngmiàn lái pànduàn yì běn shū.

    Don’t judge a book by its cover.

    Sentence #406728 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我的怀疑没有根据。

    Wǒ de huáiyí méiyǒu gēnjù.

    My suspicions had no basis.

    Sentence #8534770 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 根据 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 根 (gēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
根gēnroot
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with gēn.

The character 据 (jù) with each of its parts in a different colour
据jùaccording to
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 居to live · jīSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 居 (jī) hints at the sound. Compare it with jù.

How to write 根据

根 10 strokes · 据 11 strokes

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根据 (gēnjù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 根据 (gēnjù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 根据

Words with 根

根gēn · root根本gēnběn · (not) at all根源gēnyuán · root根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù · deep-rooted归根到底guīgēndàodǐ · in the final analysis

Words with 据

据说jùshuō · it is said that收据shōujù · receipt证据zhèngjù · evidence数据shùjù · data占据zhànjù · to occupy据悉jùxī · it is reported that依据yījù · basis

More words: Everyday Things

灯dēng · lamp电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiàn · email段duàn · paragraph分fēn · divide公斤gōngjīn · kilogram公园gōngyuán · public park关系guānxi · relation机会jīhuì · opportunity

FAQs

根据 (gēnjù) means “according to” or “based on”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it gēnjù: gēn with a 1st tone, then jù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 根据 is written 根據. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one according to is 一个根据 (yí ge gēnjù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type genju with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 根据 from the suggestions. Typing genju into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
根据 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.