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按照 (àn zhào): According to (Preposition) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

按 • àn • to press down; to push
àn按

to press down; to push

照 • zhào • take (a photo) • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
zhào照

take (a photo)

Word Info

Pinyinàn zhào
Meaningaccording to
Characters2
SyntaxPreposition

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 按照.

  • 技术jì shùtechnology
  • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
  • 当时dāng shíat that time
  • 教授jiào shòuprofessor
  • 否则fǒu zéif not
  • 翻译fān yìto translate
  • 方法fāng fǎmethod
  • 结果jiēguǒresult; outcome; fruit
  • 粗心cū xīncareless
  • 餐厅cān tīngcanteen
  • 部分bù fenpart; section; portion
  • 估计gū jìto estimate
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 按照.

Words with 按
  • 按时àn shíon time
  • 按摩àn mómassage
  • 按理àn lǐLogically speaking
  • 按说
àn shuō
Presumably / According to reason
  • 按钮àn niǔButton
  • 按住àn zhùto press down; to hold down
  • 按动àn dòngto press (a button, switch, etc.)
  • 按捺àn nàto restrain, to hold back
    • Words with 照
    • 护照hù zhàopassport
    • 拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
    • 照片zhào piànphotograph
    • 照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph
    • 照顾zhào guto look after
    • 照相机zhào xiàng jīcamera
    • 执照zhí zhàolicense; permit
    • 照常zhào chángas usual
    4.

    How to Use 按照 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    àn按
    zhào照
    yāo要
    qiú求
    neutral
    according to requirements
    àn按
    zhào照
    jì计
    huà划
    neutral
    according to plan
    àn按
    zhào照
    guī规
    dìng定
    formal
    according to regulations
    Adverb + Verbwith严格
    yán严
    gé格
    àn按
    zhào照
    5.

    Example Sentences with 按照

    àn按
    zhào照
    gōng公
    sī司
    guī规
    dìng定
    formal
    strictly follow
    ，
    suǒ所
    yǒu有
    yuán员
    gōng工
    bì必
    xū须
    zhǔn准
    shí时
    cān参
    jiā加
    huì会
    yì议
    。
    According to company regulations, all employees must attend the meeting on time.
    nǐ你
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    bú不
    àn按
    zhào照
    wǒ我
    men们
    shāng商
    liáng量
    hǎo好
    de的
    fāng方
    àn案
    qù去
    zuò做
    ne呢
    ？
    Why didn't you do it according to the plan we agreed upon?
    qǐng请
    àn按
    zhào照
    shuō说
    míng明
    shū书
    ān安
    zhuāng装
    zhè这
    ge个
    wán玩
    jù具
    。
    Please install this toy according to the instructions.
    àn按
    zhào照
    mù目
    qián前
    de的
    jìn进
    dù度
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    xià下
    zhōu周
    yīng应
    gāi该
    néng能
    wán完
    chéng成
    zhè这
    ge个
    rèn任
    wu务
    。
    According to the current progress, we should be able to complete this task next week.
    wǒ我
    men们
    àn按
    zhào照
    jì计
    huà划
    wán完
    chéng成
    le了
    xiàng项
    mù目
    ，
    yī一
    qiè切
    dōu都
    hěn很
    shùn顺
    lì利
    。
    We completed the project according to the plan, and everything went smoothly.