Characters
- 按 (按): to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- 部 (部): ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
- 就 (就): (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 班 (班): surname Ban
Resources
- Wiktionary: 按部就班
- MDBG: 按部就班
- Examples with 按部就班 on Tatoeba
Examples
我们今天不能三心二意,而要把计划按部就班地完成.