法 fǎ law
law; method; France
How to remember 法: 氵 water + 去 go = law. The factory owner lets the dirty water go straight into the river until a police officer reminds him it is against the law.
Component breakdown
法 = 氵 water + 去 go
- 氵 water
- 去 go
- 土 earth
- 厶 cocoon
The factory owner lets the dirty water go straight into the river until a police officer reminds him it is against the law.
How it is used
- Two branches: "law" (法律 fǎlǜ law, 合法 héfǎ legal) and "method/way" (方法 fāngfǎ method, 办法 bànfǎ way).
- The 看-法 pattern turns verbs into "a way of / an opinion": 看法 (kànfǎ) viewpoint, 想法 (xiǎngfǎ) idea, 说法 (shuōfǎ) a way of putting it, 做法 (zuòfǎ) approach/method.
- 无法 (wúfǎ) = "unable to (do)", formal: 无法解释 (wúfǎ jiěshì) impossible to explain. Also abbreviates France - 法语 (Fǎyǔ) French.
Words with 法
- 方法fāngfǎmethodHSK 3
- 办法bànfǎmethodHSK 3
- 法律fǎlǜlawHSK 4
- 看法kànfǎpoint of viewHSK 4
- 语法yǔfǎgrammarHSK 4
- 做法zuòfǎway of handling somethingHSK 4
- 想法xiǎngfǎway of thinkingHSK 4
- 无法wúfǎunable toHSK 4
- 说法shuōfǎto expound Buddhist teachingsHSK 4
- 书法shūfǎcalligraphyHSK 5
- 合法héfǎlawfulHSK 5
- 没法儿méifǎrcan't do anything about itHSK 5
- 法院fǎyuàncourt of lawHSK 5
- 用法yòngfǎusageHSK 5
- 违法wéifǎillegalHSK 5
- 手法shǒufǎtechniqueHSK 6
- 法官fǎguānjudge (in court)HSK 6
- 法定fǎdìngstatutoryHSK 6
- 法规fǎguīlegislationHSK 6
- 不法bùfǎlawlessHSK 7
- 司法sīfǎjudicialHSK 7
- 法人fǎrénlegal personHSK 7
- 法则fǎzélawHSK 7
- 非法fēifǎillegalHSK 7
- 依法yīfǎlegal (proceedings)HSK 8
- 刑法xíngfǎcriminal lawHSK 8
- 宪法xiànfǎconstitution (of a country)HSK 8
- 想方设法xiǎngfāng-shèfǎto think up every possible method (idiom)HSK 8
- 执法zhífǎto enforce a lawHSK 8
- 法制fǎzhìlegal system and institutionsHSK 9
- 法庭fǎtíngcourt of lawHSK 9
- 法治fǎzhìrule of lawHSK 9
- 疗法liáofǎtherapyHSK 9
- 立法lìfǎto enact lawsHSK 9
- 设法shèfǎto tryHSK 9
- 魔法mófǎenchantmentHSK 9
Example sentences
- 《孙子兵法》是一本很有名的书。 《Sūnzi Bīngfǎ》 shì yī běn hěn yǒumíngde shū.The Art of War is a very famous book.
- 你有什么好办法？ Nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo bànfǎ?Do you have any good ideas?
- 他让我们改变了看法。 Tā ràng wǒmen gǎibiànle kànfǎ.He made us change our views.
- 你用什么方法减肥？ Nǐ yòng shénme fāngfǎ jiǎnféi?What method are you using to lose weight?