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取决于

qǔ jué yú · qu jue yu

Traditional 取決於

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to hinge on
  2. to be decided by
  3. to depend on
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Up to the alarm clock

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)去(qù)爬山(páshān)吗(ma)？

    Shall we go hiking this weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)取决于(qǔjuéyú)天气(tiānqì)。

    That depends on the weather.

  3. Liangliang

    天气(tiānqì)预报(yùbào)说(shuō)周六(zhōuliù)晴天(qíngtiān)。

    The forecast says Saturday is sunny.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)还(hái)取决于(qǔjuéyú)你(nǐ)，你(nǐ)起得来(qǐdelái)吗(ma)？

    Then it also depends on you. Can you get up?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)起得来(qǐdelái)！这(zhè)也(yě)取决于(qǔjuéyú)你(nǐ)叫(jiào)我(wǒ)。

    I can get up! That also depends on you waking me.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)取决于(qǔjuéyú)我们(wǒmen)的(de)闹钟(nàozhōng)了(le)。可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    Then it depends on our alarm clock. But we have no alarm clock.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)成(chéng)功(gōng)与(yǔ)否(fǒu)取(qǔ)决(jué)于(yú)你(nǐ)自(zì)身(shēn)的(de)努(nǔ)力(lì)。

Whether you succeed or not depends on your own efforts.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

“你(nǐ)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)回(huí)来(lái)？”“这(zhè)取(qǔ)决(jué)于(yú)天(tiān)气(qì)如(rú)何(hé)。”

"When will you be back?" "It all depends on the weather."

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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