Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「按部就班」 for your learning.
Today, we explore the idiom 「按部就班」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Department, class: category, order; just: belong to. Follow certain steps and sequence. It also means doing things according to the old rules and lacking in innovation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
àn bù jiù bān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
on3 bou6 jau6 baan1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
