依据

依據

yījù

preposition/noun HSK 5 #6,923

Meanings

依据法律规定，他的行为是违法的。

Yījù fǎlǜ guīdìng, tā de xíngwéi shì wéifǎ de.

According to legal regulations, his behavior is illegal.

你的结论有什么依据？

Nǐ de jiélùn yǒu shénme yījù?

What is the basis for your conclusion?

这是我们做决定的依据。

Zhè shì wǒmen zuò juédìng de yījù.

This is the basis for our decision.

usage

As a preposition: 依据 + noun (according to). As a noun: 做事的依据 (the basis for doing things). More formal than 根据 (gēnjù).

依 yī

据 jù