follow a set pattern; copy a method
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to prepare medicine according to a prescribed method; to follow a set pattern; to copy an established method
Originally referred to processing herbal medicine according to traditional methods. Now mostly used figuratively to mean handling matters by copying established methods or following set patterns, sometimes with a connotation of lacking originality.
Tā他
yī依
yàng样
huà画
hú葫
lu芦
，
rú如
fǎ法
páo炮
zhì制
，
yě也
zuò做
le了
yī一
gè个
tóng同
yàng样
de的
mó模
xíng型
。
He followed the same pattern and copied the method, making an identical model.
Xué学
xí习
bié别
rén人
de的
jīng经
yàn验
kě可
yǐ以
，
dàn但
bù不
néng能
yī一
wèi味
rú如
fǎ法
páo炮
zhì制
，
yào要
jié结
hé合
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shí实
jì际
qíng情
kuàng况
。
It's fine to learn from others' experience, but you can't just blindly copy their methods; you need to adapt to your own actual situation.
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Zhè这
gè个
cài菜
wǒ我
shì是
àn按
zhào照
shí食
pǔ谱
rú如
fǎ法
páo炮
zhì制
de的
，
wèi味
dào道
yīng应
gāi该
bù不
chà差
。
I prepared this dish exactly according to the recipe, so the taste should be fine.