依据 yījù according to
according to; basis; foundation
How to remember 依据: 依 to rely on + 据 according to = according to.
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How it is used
- Basis/grounds, and 'according to' - 有科学依据 (yǒu kēxué yījù) to have scientific basis; 依据规定 (yījù guīdìng) in accordance with the rules.
- Both noun (the evidence one stands on) and preposition.
- More formal than 根据 (gēnjù, based on) but very close; 依据 leans toward legal/official contexts.