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〜とおりに / 〜どおりに

N3
toori ni / doori ni

as; in the way that; exactly as

Formation

Verb-dict / Verb-ta / Noun + の + とおりに / Noun + どおりに

Chinese meanings

按照……;正如……

Chinese formation

动词辞书形・た形/名词+の+とおりに;名词+どおりに

Chinese usage

表示按照范例、指示或预想进行。

Chinese notes

に常省略;そのとおりだ表示“正是如此”。

Examples

  • 説せつ明めい書しょに書かいてあるとおりに組くみ立たてたのに、うまく動うごかない。
    I put it together exactly as the manual says, but it doesn't work properly.
    明明按说明书组装了,却不能正常运转。
  • 先せん生せいが言いったとおり、試し験けんには去きょ年ねんと似にた問もん題だいが出でた。
    Just as the teacher said, questions similar to last year's came up on the exam.
    正如老师所说,考试中出现了和去年类似的题目。
  • 工こう事じは予よ定ていどおりに進すすんでいる。
    The construction is going according to schedule.
    工程正按计划推进。

Notes

Doing something exactly like a model, instruction or prediction. Directly after a noun it becomes どおり (予定どおり, 思いどおり). に is often dropped. そのとおりだ = 'exactly'.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('toori-ni-doori-ni');
{
  "id": "toori-ni-doori-ni",
  "pattern": "〜とおりに / 〜どおりに",
  "romaji": "toori ni / doori ni",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "as; in the way that; exactly as",
  "formation": "Verb-dict / Verb-ta / Noun + の + とおりに / Noun + どおりに",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "説明書に書いてあるとおりに組み立てたのに、うまく動かない。",
      "furigana": "{説明|せつめい}{書|しょ}に{書|か}いてあるとおりに{組|く}み{立|た}てたのに、うまく{動|うご}かない。",
      "en": "I put it together exactly as the manual says, but it doesn't work properly."
    },
    {
      "ja": "先生が言ったとおり、試験には去年と似た問題が出た。",
      "furigana": "{先生|せんせい}が{言|い}ったとおり、{試験|しけん}には{去年|きょねん}と{似|に}た{問題|もんだい}が{出|で}た。",
      "en": "Just as the teacher said, questions similar to last year's came up on the exam."
    },
    {
      "ja": "工事は予定どおりに進んでいる。",
      "furigana": "{工事|こうじ}は{予定|よてい}どおりに{進|すす}んでいる。",
      "en": "The construction is going according to schedule."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "manner"
  ],
  "notes": "Doing something exactly like a model, instruction or prediction. Directly after a noun it becomes どおり (予定どおり, 思いどおり). に is often dropped. そのとおりだ = 'exactly'.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "1e9945226785520fdbc49b8755eebd5698bdb7af09afef71a0cfa3e03bde96a8",
    "meanings": [
      "按照……",
      "正如……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词辞书形・た形/名词+の+とおりに;名词+どおりに",
    "explanation": "表示按照范例、指示或预想进行。",
    "notes": "に常省略;そのとおりだ表示“正是如此”。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "説明書に書いてあるとおりに組み立てたのに、うまく動かない。",
        "zh": "明明按说明书组装了,却不能正常运转。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "先生が言ったとおり、試験には去年と似た問題が出た。",
        "zh": "正如老师所说,考试中出现了和去年类似的题目。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "工事は予定どおりに進んでいる。",
        "zh": "工程正按计划推进。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#toori-ni-doori-ni",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "9b513883533dbec889e9a4ee3571c9575169f9441ed5f862b48b9a321d57f9eb"
  }
}