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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 按部就班

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
按部就班 àn bù - jiù bān - (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 14,867 31,085 27,978

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
按 àn- 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
部 bù- ministry
- department
- section
- part
- division
- troops
- board
- classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
就 jiù- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
- (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
- only; as little as
- as much as; as many as
- to approach; to move towards
- to undertake; to engage in
- (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of
- (of food) to go with
- with regard to; concerning
- (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...
- (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
班 bān- surname Ban
班 bān- team; class; grade
- (military) squad
- work shift
- CL:個|个[ge4]
- classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

Other Words Containing 按部就班

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
按部就班 - - 14,867 31,085 27,978