本着 běnzhe based on...
based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle
How to remember 本着: 本 source + 着 ongoing action (verb suffix) = based on....
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How it is used
- 'In accordance with, guided by (a principle)' - 本着诚信原则 (běnzhe chéngxìn yuánzé) on the principle of good faith.
- Formal; introduces the guiding spirit behind an action, common in official/business language.
- 本着…的精神 (běnzhe…de jīngshén) 'in the spirit of…' is a fixed frame.