Definition

1. Preposition:
   • Depending on: Used to indicate that a decision, action, or condition is determined by or varies with a specific factor or circumstance.
   • According to: Used to show that something is based on or in agreement with a particular standard, rule, or variable.

Usage Examples

• Preposition:
  • Giá cả tùy theo chất lượng. (The price depends on the quality.)
  • Chúng tôi sẽ đi picnic tùy theo thời tiết. (We will go on a picnic depending on the weather.)
  • Lương thưởng được tính tùy theo hiệu suất. (The bonus is calculated according to performance.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used to introduce a conditional clause that establishes the primary determining factor.
  • Tùy theo bạn có đồng ý hay không, kế hoạch sẽ thay đổi. (Depending on whether you agree or not, the plan will change.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tùy thuộc vào: (Phrasal Verb) To depend on, to be contingent upon.
  • Sự thành công tùy thuộc vào nỗ lực của chúng ta. (Success depends on our effort.)
• Tùy: (Preposition) Depending on; at one's discretion. A shorter, sometimes more informal form.
  • Anh quyết định tùy anh. (You decide as you see fit.)

Synonyms

• Depending on: Determined by something else.
• Subject to: Contingent upon or conditional on.
• Based on: Using something as the foundation or criterion.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Tùy cơ ứng biến: To adapt flexibly to the situation; to play it by ear.
  • Trong đàm phán, cần biết tùy cơ ứng biến. (In negotiation, one needs to know how to adapt flexibly.)
• Tùy duyên: To let things follow their natural course; to leave it to fate or chance.
  • Mọi chuyện cứ để tùy duyên. (Let everything follow its natural course.)

adv

1. according to