按部就班 — Chinese idiom
按部就班
àn bù jiù bān
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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