Usage note
据表示根据、依据。
jù biǎo shì gēn jù 、 yī jù。
据 means according to or based on.
Context note
据常用于书面语、新闻和说明。
jù cháng yòng yú shū miàn yǔ 、 xīn wén hé shuō míng。
It is often used in written language, news, and explanations.
5 examples
据说他要来。
jù shuō tā yào lái。
It is said he will come.
据资料显示。
jù zī liào xiǎn shì。
According to the data.
根据这个据，答案是对的。
gēn jù zhè ge jù， dá àn shì duì de。
Based on this evidence, the answer is correct.
据此可以判断。
jù cǐ kě yǐ pàn duàn。
Judgment can be made based on this.
这只是根据一些资料。
zhè zhǐ shì gēn jù yì xiē zī liào。
This is only based on some materials.
5 mini stories
老师说，新闻里常看到据。
lǎo shī shuō， xīn wén lǐ cháng kàn dào jù。
The teacher said one often sees 据 in news.
据说这条消息是真的。
jù shuō zhè tiáo xiāo xī shì zhēn de。
It is said that this news is true.
他们根据资料做了判断。
tā men gēn jù zī liào zuò le pàn duàn。
They made a judgment based on the information.
据此，老师给了新解释。
jù cǐ， lǎo shī gěi le xīn jiě shì。
Based on this, the teacher gave a new explanation.
这句话多用于书面语。
zhè jù huà duō yòng yú shū miàn yǔ。
This expression is mostly used in written language.
Mini dialogue
天气预报
A
据天气预报说，明天会下雨。
Jù tiānqì yùbào shuō, míngtiān huì xià yǔ.
According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
B
那我们带伞吧。
Nà wǒmen dài sǎn ba.
Then let's bring an umbrella.
老师的话
A
据老师说，明天有考试。
Jù lǎoshī shuō, míngtiān yǒu kǎoshì.
According to the teacher, there is a test tomorrow.
B
真的吗？我要好好复习。
Zhēn de ma? Wǒ yào hǎohǎo fùxí.
Really? I need to review well.
Related words and contrasts
similar
根据
gēn jù
based on, according to
根据 is more common in spoken Chinese, while 据 is often in news.
related
据说
jù shuō
it is said that
据说 uses 据 to mean 'according to what people say'.