根据根據 gēnjù — according to, on the basis of
gēnjù (first tone, high and level)gen1ju4
Traditional: 根據
according to, on the basis of
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardprepositionnoun
Meanings
according to, on the basis of
Names the evidence a statement rests on. It opens the sentence, before the subject: 根据天气，明天会下雨. It is a preposition, not a verb, so nothing can be "根据ed".
prepositiongrounds, basis (as a noun)
noun
Example sentences
- 根据天气，明天可能会下雨。根據天氣，明天可能會下雨。Gēnjù (first tone, high and level) tiānqì, (first tone, high and level) míngtiān (second tone, rising) kěnéng (third tone, dipping) huì (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ. (third tone, dipping)···
Going by the weather, it may rain tomorrow.
- 根据老师说的，这次考试很简单。根據老師說的，這次考試很簡單。Gēnjù (first tone, high and level) lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level) de, (neutral tone) zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) kǎoshì (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) jiǎndān. (third tone, dipping)···
From what the teacher said, this test is easy.
Common mistakes
Not quite天气根据，明天会下雨。
Correct根据天气，明天会下雨。
根据 is a preposition and stands in front of what it introduces, like 在 and 对. It cannot be pushed behind its noun the way English can say "the weather notwithstanding".