Word: 按 (àn) according to; in the light of

一切按计划进行。

Yíqiè àn jìhuà jìnxíng.

Everything went according to plan.

中国按阴历过新年。

Zhōngguó àn yīnlì guò xīnnián.

In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.

你可以按价格筛选这些商品。

Nǐ kěyǐ àn jiàgé shāixuǎn zhèxiē shāngpǐn.

You can filter these products by price.

图书馆的书按类别排好了。

Túshūguǎn de shū àn lèibié pái hǎole.

The books in the library are arranged by classification.

完全按您想的来。

Wánquán àn nín xiǎng de lái.

It will be done just as you wish.

属相是按出生年份来算的。

Shǔxiàng shì àn chūshēng niánfèn lái suàn de.

Your zodiac animal is determined by your birth year.

按常理说，他早就该到家了。

Àn chánglǐ shuō, tā zǎojiù gāi dào jiā le.

By common sense, he should have gotten home long ago.

按情理说，他应该先道歉。

Àn qínglǐ shuō, tā yīnggāi xiān dàoqiàn.

By rights, he should apologize first.

按我说的做。

Àn wǒ shuō de zuò.

Do as I say.

按狭义的理解，他只算同事。

Àn xiáyì de lǐjiě, tā zhǐ suàn tóngshì.

By the stricter definition, he counts only as a colleague.

照片按时间顺序放好了。

Zhàopiān àn shíjiān shùnxù fàng hǎole.

The photos are arranged in chronological order.

电影应该按观众年龄分级。

Diànyǐng yīnggāi àn guānzhòng niánlíng fēnjí.

Movies should be classified by the age of the audience.

绳子按米卖。

Shéngzi àn mǐ mài.

String is sold by the metre.

蛋是按打卖的。

Dàn shì àn dǎ mài de.

Eggs are sold by the dozen.

请把这些书按大小排列好。

Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē shū àn dàxiǎo páiliè hǎo.

Please arrange these books in order of size.

请把这些文件按顺序编号。

Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn àn shùnxù biānhào.

Please number these documents in order.

请把这些旧书按大小分类。

Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē jiùshū àn dàxiǎo fēnlèi.

Please sort these old books by size.

请按他们教你的做。

Qǐng àn tāmen jiāo nǐ de zuò.

Please do as they have instructed you.

请按墙上的指引走到三楼。

Qǐng àn qiáng shàng de zhǐyǐn zǒu dào sān lóu.

Please follow the directions on the wall to the third floor.

请按工序一步一步做。

Qǐng àn gōngxù yíbùyíbù zuò.

Please follow the procedure and do it step by step.

超市里的莲子是按斤卖的。

Chāoshì lǐ de liánzǐ shì àn jīn mài de.

The lotus seeds in the supermarket are sold by the jin.