按部就班
àn bù jiù bān
Pinyin

Definition

按部就班
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àn bù jiù bān
  1. to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

就
jiù
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 right away
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 just (emphasis)
  5. 5 as early as
  6. 6 already
  7. 7 as soon as
  8. 8 then
  9. 9 in that case
  10. 10 as many as
  11. 11 even if
  12. 12 to approach
  13. 13 to move towards
  14. 14 to undertake
  15. 15 to engage in
  16. 16 to suffer
  17. 17 subjected to
  18. 18 to accomplish
  19. 19 to take advantage of
  20. 20 to go with (of foods)
  21. 21 with regard to
  22. 22 concerning
成就
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
上班
shàng bān
  1. 1 to go to work
  2. 2 to be on duty
  3. 3 to start work
  4. 4 to go to the office
下班
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
俱乐部
jù lè bù
  1. 1 club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
值班
zhí bān
  1. 1 to work a shift
  2. 2 on duty
全部
quán bù
  1. 1 whole
  2. 2 entire
  3. 3 complete
加班
jiā bān
  1. 1 to work overtime
大部分
dà bù fen
  1. 1 in large part
  2. 2 the greater part
  3. 3 the majority
就算
jiù suàn
  1. 1 granted that
  2. 2 even if
按
àn
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push
  3. 3 to leave aside or shelve
  4. 4 to control
  5. 5 to restrain
  6. 6 to keep one's hand on
  7. 7 to check or refer to
  8. 8 according to
  9. 9 in the light of
  10. 10 (of an editor or author) to make a comment
按摩
àn mó
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 to massage
按照
àn zhào
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 in accordance with
  3. 3 in the light of
  4. 4 on the basis of
按键
àn jiàn
  1. 1 button or key (on a device)
  2. 2 keystroke
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to press a button
班
Bān
  1. 1 surname Ban
航班
háng bān
  1. 1 scheduled flight
  2. 2 flight number
  3. 3 plane
  4. 4 scheduled sailing
  5. 5 sailing number
  6. 6 passenger ship
西班牙
Xī bān yá
  1. 1 Spain
部
bù
  1. 1 ministry
  2. 2 department
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 part
  5. 5 division
  6. 6 troops
  7. 7 board
  8. 8 classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
部位
bù wèi
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 place
部分
bù fen
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 share
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 piece
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
  1. 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
  1. 1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
  2. 2 to seek alternative employment
各就各位
gè jiù gè wèi
  1. 1 (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
  2. 2 (athletics) On your mark!
因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
  1. 1 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
  2. 2 to do things simply and thriftily
  3. 3 It's not pretty but it works.
将计就计
jiāng jì jiù jì
  1. 1 to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
将错就错
jiāng cuò jiù cuò
  1. 1 lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
  2. 2 to accept an error and adapt to it
  3. 3 to muddle through
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
引颈就戮
yǐn jǐng jiù lù
  1. 1 to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
按兵不动
àn bīng bù dòng
  1. 1 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
  1. 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
按部就班
àn bù jiù bān
  1. 1 to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
  1. 1 all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
班荆相对
bān jīng xiāng duì
  1. 1 to treat sb with courtesy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

对，他们和成人世界按部就班的做事方式完全相反。不过，等他们进入社会以后，也会穿上风衣，成为银座无数白领里的一员。这部片子里就采访了好几个这样的人。
duì ，tāmen hé chéngrén shìjiè ànbùjiùbān de zuòshì fāngshì wánquán xiāngfǎn 。bùguò ，děng tāmen jìnrù shèhuì yǐhòu ，yě huì chuānshàng fēngyī ，chéngwéi Yínzuò wúshù báilǐng lǐ de yī yuán 。zhè bù piānzi lǐ jiù cǎifǎng le hǎojǐ ge zhèyàng de rén 。
Yeah, they do things in a totally different way from the regimented adults. But after they enter the mainstream, they will become one of the countless white-collar workers of Ginza. In this movie they interviewed a lot of people like that.
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我知道，我们都会替对方注意，练习前会暖身，练习完该热敷、冰敷的都会按部就班地做。
wǒ zhīdào ，wǒmen dōuhuì tì duìfāng zhùyì ，liànxí qián huì nuǎnshēn ，liànxí wán gāi rèfū 、bīngfū de dōuhuì ànbùjiùbān de zuò 。
I know, we always look out for one another, and we warm up before practice and we apply hot and cold compresses as required afterwards.
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啊？自由？我怎么觉得中国的大学生没什么自由呢？大家几乎都要住校，而且在学业方面的选择性也不高。考大学前就要定专业，进了学校，就按部就班地读校方设置的科目。
ā ？zìyóu ？wǒ zěnme juéde Zhōngguó de dàxuéshēng méi shénme zìyóu ne ？dàjiā jīhū dōu yào zhùxiào ，érqiě zài xuéyè fāngmiàn de xuǎnzéxìng yě bù gāo 。kǎo dàxué qián jiù yào dìng zhuānyè ，jìn le xuéxiào ，jiù ànbùjiùbān de dú xiàofāng shèzhì de kēmù 。
Huh? Free? How come I feel like Chinese college students don't have much freedom? It seems like everyone has to live on-campus, and doesn't have a lot of choice over what to study. You need to choose your major before taking the university entrance exam. And when you've gotten into a school, you need to follow the rules and take the classes the school picks for you.
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