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按照

àn zhào · an zhao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. according to
  2. in accordance with
  3. in the light of
  4. on the basis of
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The shelf instructions

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)按照(ànzhào)说明书(shuōmíngshū)来(lái)装(zhuāng)这个(zhège)架子(jiàzi)。

    Let us assemble this shelf following the instructions.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，第一步(dìyībù)，按照(ànzhào)图(tú)，把(bǎ)这块(zhèkuài)放(fàng)在(zài)下面(xiàmiàn)。

    OK. Step one: following the picture, put this piece at the bottom.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    You put it backwards.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)按照(ànzhào)说明书(shuōmíngshū)放(fàng)的(de)。

    I put it according to the instructions.

  5. Dengdeng

    说明书(shuōmíngshū)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    The instructions are held backwards.

  6. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)！

    No wonder!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)不(bú)按(àn)照(zhào)安(ān)全(quán)手(shǒu)续(xù)来(lái)的(de)话(huà)，你(nǐ)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)受(shòu)伤(shāng)的(de)。

You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)会(huì)按(àn)照(zhào)你(nǐ)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)量(liàng)付(fù)钱(qián)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

We will pay you according to the amount of work you do.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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按
àn

to press; to push

照
zhào

according to; in accordance with

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