依据

依據

yījù

preposition HSK 5 #6,923

Meanings

HSK 3

这是我们做决定的依据。

Zhè shì wǒmen zuò juédìng de yījù.

This is the basis for our decision.

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

你的结论有什么依据？

Nǐ de jiélùn yǒu shénme yījù?

What is the basis for your conclusion?

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