按照

Character by character

• 按àn9 strokesHSK 3put hand on, press down with hand
• 照zhào13 strokesHSK 2shine, illumine, reflect

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 他按照我的建议行事。

  Tā àn zhào wǒ de jiàn yì xíng shì

  He acts according to my advice.

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• 他按照字面上的意思。

  Tā àn zhào zì miàn shàng de yì si

  He took it literally.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 按照. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 按ànHSK 3

  to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment

• 照片zhào piànHSK 2

  photograph; picture

• 照zhàoHSK 3

  according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before

• 照顾zhào guHSK 2

  to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after

• 拍照pāi zhàoHSK 4

  to take a picture

• 按摩àn móHSK 5

  massage; to massage

• 护照hù zhàoHSK 2

  passport

• 按时àn shíHSK 4

  on time; before deadline; on schedule

• 牌照pái zhàoHSK 7

  (business) license; vehicle license; car registration; license plate

• 依照yī zhàoHSK 5

  according to; in light of

• 照相zhào xiàngHSK 2

  to take a photograph

• 照样zhào yàngHSK 6

  as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless

• 关照guān zhàoHSK 7

  to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind

• 照相机zhào xiàng jī

  camera

• 驾照jià zhàoHSK 5

  driver's license

• 对照duì zhàoHSK 7

  to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check

• 照明zhào míngHSK 7

  lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate

• 执照zhí zhàoHSK 7

  license; permit

• 照料zhào liàoHSK 7

  to tend; to take care of sb

• 参照cān zhàoHSK 7

  to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)

• 按键àn jiànHSK 7

  button or key (on a device); keystroke; to press a button

• 遵照zūn zhàoHSK 7

  in accordance with; to follow (the rules)

• 照耀zhào yàoHSK 6

  to shine; to illuminate

• 照常zhào chángHSK 7

  as usual