办法 bànfǎ method
method; way (of doing something)
怎么记住“办法”: 办 manage + 法 law = method.
汉字
用法
- A way to get something done, a solution - 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) nothing can be done / it can't be helped; 想办法 (xiǎng bànfǎ) think of a way.
- Practical and concrete: a method for solving a problem. Contrast 方法 (fāngfǎ, method/approach), which is more neutral and can be theoretical/technical.
- 用这个办法 (yòng zhège bànfǎ) use this method; often paired with problems to solve.
例句
- 没办法。 Méi bànfǎ.There's nothing that can be done.
- 有个办法。 Yǒugè bànfǎ.There is one way.
- 你有什么好办法？ Nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo bànfǎ?Do you have any good ideas?