按照 vs 根据 (in accordance with vs based on)
IntroducedA rule can be followed and cited
- A notice cites the parking rule, while an instruction tells staff to follow a procedure.
- to ask请according to按照the rules规定handle办理。 — according to按照 highlights acting in accordance with the rule.
Locate the pattern in real examples
- according to按照 vs according to根据 (in accordance with vs based on): he / him他if (coming after a…的话not in the least毫无___。; ___investigation调查，majority多数person人to be in favor of支持this这个plan计划。
- Read the whole clause before choosing a translation. The examples show the pattern in use; the context below determines what the speaker claims.
A notice cites the parking rule, while an instruction tells staff to follow a procedure. What does 请按照规定办理。 communicate?
按照 highlights acting in accordance with the rule. 根据规定办理 can also be natural. The useful contrast is following a model versus reasoning from evidence; the two words overlap with rules. 根据 can also be a noun: 有根据.
Follow the speaker
according to按照the rules规定handle办理。
- In the opening situation: to ask请according to按照the rules规定handle办理。
- according to按照 highlights acting in accordance with the rule.
Using the pattern named in this lesson: Handle it according to the rules: ____ 规定办理。
按照规定办理 and 根据规定办理 can both be natural. 按照 highlights following the rule; 根据 names the basis.
Check the limit of the explanation
- according to根据the rules规定handle办理 can also be natural.
- The useful contrast is following a model versus reasoning from evidence; the two words overlap with rules. according to根据 can also be a noun: to have / there is有according to根据.
根据规定 is always ungrammatical because a rule is not evidence.
根据规定办理 can also be natural. The useful contrast is following a model versus reasoning from evidence; the two words overlap with rules. 根据 can also be a noun: 有根据. 按照 highlights acting in accordance with the rule.
Repair the form before interpreting it
- The form to ask请the rules规定according to按照handle办理 needs repair here. Write to ask请according to按照the rules规定handle办理 instead; keep the word or frame in its demonstrated order.
- Form and meaning are separate checks. After the repair, explain the sentence in its situation rather than treating a familiar translation as a universal rule.
Rewrite the demonstrated repair exactly: 请规定按照办理
The demonstrated form is 请按照规定办理. 按照 highlights acting in accordance with the rule.
Keep the distinction
- according to按照 highlights acting in accordance with the rule. Check the relevant speaker, time or group in the surrounding context.
- according to根据the rules规定handle办理 can also be natural. The useful contrast is following a model versus reasoning from evidence; the two words overlap with rules. according to根据 can also be a noun: to have / there is有according to根据.
Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Comparing similar adverbs.
Which word most directly highlights following a rule or model in 按照规定办理?
按照 focuses on acting in accordance with the rule. 根据规定办理 is also natural; the categories overlap.
根据 can identify an evidence source, as in 根据调查作出判断.
根据调查 names the basis of the judgment. 根据 can also be a noun meaning a basis, and can take rules as its object.
A notice cites the parking rule, while an instruction tells staff to follow a procedure. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.