按部就班 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine

Character by character

• 按ànto check, to control, to push, to restrain
• 部bùdepartment, ministry; division, unit; part, sectio
• 就jiùjust, simply; to go to; to approach, near
• 班bānclass, squad, team, work shift

Idioms sharing a character

• 按兵不动 àn bīng bù dòng
• 按图索骥 àn tú suǒ jì
• 一切就绪 yī qiè jiù xù
• 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù
• 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù
• 半推半就 bàn tuī bàn jiù
• 另谋高就 lìng móu gāo jiù
• 各就各位 gè jiù gè wèi
• 因陋就简 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
• 将计就计 jiāng jì jiù jì

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