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jù · to possess, to occupy

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 據

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Example sentences

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Gēn jù tā suǒ shuō de , tā shì yǒu zuì de.根據她所說的, 他是有罪的。

According to what she said, he's culpable.

Source: Tatoeba #781502 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǒu yí gè yǒu lì de bú zài chǎng zhèng jù.他有一個有力的不在場證據。

He had a strong alibi.

Source: Tatoeba #339256 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jù wǒ suǒ zhī, nǐ de xìn zài nà běn shū xià miàn.據我所知,你的信在那本書下面。

As far as I know, your letter is under that book.

Source: Tatoeba #810020 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jù shuō tā shì shì jiè shàng zuì fù yǒu de rén.據說他是世界上最富有的人。

It is said that he is the richest man in the world.

Source: Tatoeba #1127057 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jù wǒ suǒ zhī, tā shì yí gè chéng shí de rén.據我所知,他是一個誠實的人。

So far as I know, he is an honest man.

Source: Tatoeba #471444 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhè zhǒng xiǎng fǎ yǒu méi yǒu gēn jù?你這種想法有沒有根據?

Do you have any grounds for thinking so?

Source: Tatoeba #426995 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 據 in context

  1. Say jù, then recall the core meaning: to possess, to occupy.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 據 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.