量力而为 量力而為 liàng lì ér wéi to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means 看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 kàn cài chī fàn , liàng tǐ cái yī lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liàng tǐ cái yī lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances 信仰 xìn yǎng to believe in (a religion) / firm belief / conviction syn 信念 xìn niàn faith / belief / conviction syn 迷信 mí xìn superstition / to have a superstitious belief (in sth) syn 荒唐 huāng táng beyond belief / preposterous / absurd / intemperate / dissipated syn 信奉 xìn fèng belief / to believe (in sth) syn 荒诞 荒誕 huāng dàn beyond belief / incredible / preposterous / fantastic syn 信教 xìn jiào religious belief / to practice a faith / to be religious syn 抱定 bào dìng to hold on firmly / to cling (to a belief) / stubbornly 二元论 二元論 èr yuán lùn dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil) 一元论 一元論 yī yuán lùn monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance 有神论 有神論 yǒu shén lùn theism (the belief in the existence of God) 笃信好学 篤信好學 dǔ xìn hào xué sincere belief and diligent study 心理作用 xīn lǐ zuò yòng a perception that doesn't reflect reality / a notion based on an erroneous belief 信仰自由 xìn yǎng zì yóu freedom of belief 保障信教和信仰自由法 Law on Guarantees of Freedom of Conscience and Belief 宗教或信仰自由问题特别报告员 Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief 宗教信仰自由专家咨询理事会 Advisory Council of Experts on Freedom of Religions and Belief 讹传 訛傳 é chuán unfounded rumor / to pass on a mistaken belief to others 根据 根據 gēn jù according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 按照 àn zhào according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of syn 依法 yī fǎ legal (proceedings) / according to law syn 依据 依據 yī jù according to / basis / foundation syn 随意 隨意 suí yì as one wishes / according to one's wishes / at will / voluntary / conscious syn 据悉 據悉 jù xī according to reports / it is reported (that) syn 随机 隨機 suí jī according to the situation / pragmatic / random syn 依照 yī zhào according to / in light of syn 正规 正規 zhèng guī regular / according to standards syn 所能 suǒ néng according to one's capabilities / what sb is capable of 一说 一說 yī shuō an expression of opinion / according to some 大桥 大橋 dà qiáo Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China syn 如意 rú yì as one wants / according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune syn 按规定 按規定 àn guī dìng according to regulation 据统计 據統計 jù tǒng jì according to statistics 调制 調制 tiáo zhì to concoct by mixing ingredients / to prepare according to a recipe / to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc) 相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on / to hand down / tradition has it that ... / according to legend syn 正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent / honorable / proper / serious / according to standards syn 据称 據稱 jù chēng it is said / allegedly / according to reports / or so they say syn 乱码 亂碼 luàn mǎ mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding) 据报道 據報道 jù bào dào according to a report / It is reported that... 配料 pèi liào ingredients (in a cooking recipe) / to mix materials according to directions 沿用 yán yòng to continue to use (old methods) / to apply as before / according to usage syn 本体 本體 běn tǐ main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant) 小桥 小橋 xiǎo qiáo Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place syn 比照 bǐ zhào according to / in the light of / contrast syn 按需 àn xū on demand / according to demand 随地 隨地 suí dì according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like syn 以 yǐ to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) syn 依法治国 依法治國 yī fǎ zhì guó to rule according to the law 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 新军 新軍 xīn jūn New Armies (modernized Qing armies, trained and equipped according to Western standards, founded after Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895) 照理 zhào lǐ according to reason / usually / in the normal course of events / to attend to syn 菜式 cài shì dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe) 水涨船高 水漲船高 shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom) / fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation syn 随机应变 隨機應變 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation (idiom) / pragmatic syn 据估计 據估計 jù gū jì according to estimates 本命年 běn mìng nián year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] 按理 àn lǐ according to reason / in the ordinary course of events / normally syn 绳之以法 繩之以法 shéng zhī yǐ fǎ to punish according to the law / to bring to justice syn 按劳分配 按勞分配 àn láo fēn pèi distribution according to work 应景 應景 yìng jǐng according with the times / seasonal syn 规整 規整 guī zhěng according to a pattern / regular / orderly / structured / neat and tidy syn 照章 zhào zhāng according to the regulations syn 包工 bāo gōng to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications / to contract for a job / contractor 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 按季 àn jì according to season / quarterly 法办 法辦 fǎ bàn to bring to justice / to punish according to the law syn 随行就市 隨行就市 suí háng jiù shì (of a price) to fluctuate according to the market / to sell at the market price 据 據 jù according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy syn 严格按照 嚴格按照 yán gé àn zhào strictly according to 玄之又玄 xuán zhī yòu xuán mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] syn 随俗 隨俗 suí sú according to custom / to do as local custom requires / do as the Romans do syn 各尽所能 各盡所能 gè jìn suǒ néng each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means 虚岁 虛歲 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4] 任人唯贤 任人唯賢 rèn rén wéi xián to appoint people according to their merits (idiom) / appointment on the basis of ability and integrity 照 zhào 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 syn 不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom) / scandalous / bad form / unacceptable behavior 随 隨 suí to follow / to comply with / varying according to... / to allow / subsequently syn 依 yī to depend on / to comply with or listen to sb / according to / in the light of syn 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 syn 六书 六書 liù shū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer) 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 对号入座 對號入座 duì hào rù zuò to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack syn 循规蹈矩 循規蹈矩 xún guī dǎo jǔ to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom) / to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention syn 应天承运 應天承運 yìng tiān chéng yùn lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom) / to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kān cài chī fàn to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion syn 逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom) / to join in the fun / to play along according to local conditions syn 顺风转舵 順風轉舵 shùn fēng zhuǎn duò to act according to whatever is the current outlook / pragmatic / unprincipled syn 看人下菜碟儿 看人下菜碟兒 kàn rén xià cài dié r (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom) / not to treat everyone equally favorably 看人行事 kàn rén xíng shì to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom) 知人善任 zhī rén shàn rèn (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities / to put the right people in the right places 按需分配 àn xū fēn pèi distribution according to need 按照法律 àn zhào fǎ lǜ according to the law 按照计划 按照計劃 àn zhào jì huà according to (the) plan ... 