按部就班

النطق: àn bù jiù bān المعنى الحرفي: Follow departments and classes

الأصل والاستخدام

This idiom describes following (按就) proper departments (部) and classes or sequences (班). It emphasizes methodical procedure following established order. The phrase originated in bureaucratic contexts describing proper administrative process. It values systematic approach over improvisation. Modern usage describes doing things step by step according to established procedures, sometimes positively (thorough) and sometimes negatively (inflexible or slow).

أمثلة

الإنجليزية: "The project proceeded methodically through each phase."

الصينية: 项目按部就班地进行每个阶段。