据

• 拼音: jù
• 汉字拆解: 据 = 扌(hand) + 居 (to dwell, phonetic), to rely on/according to

含义

According to; based on. A preposition indicating the source of information.

Used to cite sources: 据报道 (according to reports), 据说 (it is said), 据了解 (according to information), 据悉 (it is learned that). Also functions as a verb meaning 'to occupy' (占据) or as a noun meaning 'evidence' (证据). Very common in news and formal writing.

例句

1. 据统计，今年的游客数量比去年增长了百分之三十。
2. 据当地居民反映，这条河的水质近年来明显改善。
3. 据我所知，他已经辞职了，具体原因不太清楚。

用法指南

语境: news, reports, academic

语气: informative

正确说法

• 据报道，事故原因正在调查中。(According to reports, the cause of the accident is under investigation.)
• 据我了解，情况不是这样的。(As far as I know, the situation isn't like that.)

错误说法

• 在口语中过度使用据，如'据我想...' (In casual speech, 据 sounds too formal — use 我觉得 or 听说 instead)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'to lean on' or 'to rely on' (扌+ 豦). Extended to mean 'according to' — relying on a source of information.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal