取决

取决 means 'to depend on' or 'to be determined by.' It is used to indicate that something is contingent upon another factor, often implying a conditional relationship.

The character 取 (qǔ) originally meant 'to take' or 'to select,' while 决 (jué) means 'to decide' or 'to determine.' Together, they convey the idea of making a decision based on certain conditions, which aligns with the meaning of 'depend on.'

在日常生活中，取决常用于表达某事的结果或状态由其他因素决定。例如，“成功取决于努力”（Success depends on effort）。它也常见于正式或书面语中，如政策、计划或决策的讨论。