HSK 7–9 · verb · preposition

依

yī

to depend on; to comply with; according to

这件事就依你的意思办吧。

Zhè jiàn shì jiù yī nǐ de yìsi bàn ba。

Let's just handle this matter according to what you mean.

这个决定有科学依据。

Zhège juédìng yǒu kēxué yījù。

This decision has a scientific basis.

老人生活不能完全依靠孩子。

Lǎorén shēnghuó bù néng wánquán yīkào háizi。

Elderly people cannot completely depend on their children.

十年过去了,他依然住在这里。

Shí nián guòqùle, tā yīrán zhù zài zhèlǐ。

Ten years have passed, and he still lives here.