ABSTRACT
按照(Prep.): is following. 按照 + NP, indicating that what the NP expresses is the standard or the rule to follow in order to achieve a desirable result. Words or phrases used after 按照 normally have the connotation of how to do things. Hence it commonly collocates with nouns conveying how such as: 方法 (fāngfǎ, method), 办法 (bànfǎ, way), 标准(biāozhǔn, standard), 想法 (xiǎngfǎ, idea), 要求 (yāoqiú, request), 计划 (jìhuà, plan), 规定 (guīdìng, rule), 原则 (yuánzé, principle), etc.
