Difference between revisions of "Comparing "anzhao" and "genju""

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<th style="width:33%">按照 (ànzhào)</th>
 
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<th>Meaning</th><td>according to, on the basis of</td><td class="liju">according to, on the basis of</td>
 
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<th>Part of Speech</th><td>preposition</td><td class="liju">preposition, noun, verb</td>
 
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<th>Formality</th><td>formal</td><td class="liju">formal</td>
 
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Revision as of 07:23, 13 October 2021

按照 and 根据 both are prepositions that mean “according to” or “on the basis of” and many times can be used interchangeably. Both are used in formal settings. A key difference between these two is 按照 is used to do something “up to standard” or “correctly” according to a certain principle, whereas 根据 is used as the basis for the way something is or the reason something is done. From a grammar point of view, 根据 is also distinguishable in the fact that it is also a noun and a verb.











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