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The Chinese word genju - 根据 - gēnjù
(basis in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gēnjù
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English translations
basis, to base on, according to,
cause, to ground on, in the light of, foundation
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根据 ( genju / gēnjù ) in traditional characters
根據
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 根据 ( genju / gēnjù ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Genju tianqi yubao, mingtian hui xia xue.
Gēnjù tiānqì yùbào, míngtiān huì xià xuě.– English translation: According to the weather forecast, it will snow tomorrow.
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根据 ( genju / gēnjù ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 273)
根据 ( genju / gēnjù ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 273)
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