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law; method

Usage note

可以表示方,也可以表示律。

fǎ kě yǐ biǎo shì fāng fǎ, yě kě yǐ biǎo shì fǎ lǜ。

Method can mean a method or the law.

Context note

常出现在办、方律相关的话题里。

fǎ cháng chū xiàn zài bàn fǎ 、 fāng fǎ hé fǎ lǜ xiāng guān de huà tí lǐ。

Method often appears in talks about ways, methods, and law.

5 examples

这个办很有
zhè ge bàn fǎ hěn yǒu fǎ。
This way has a method.
我们想办
wǒ men xiǎng bàn fǎ。
We think of a way.
律很重要。
fǎ lǜ hěn zhòng yào。
The law is important.
有很多方
yǒu hěn duō fāng fǎ。
There are many methods.
他知道这个
tā zhī dào zhè ge fǎ。
He knows this method.

5 mini stories

遇到困难时,老师会教我们想
yù dào kùn nán shí, lǎo shī huì jiào wǒ men xiǎng fǎ。
When facing difficulties, the teacher teaches us to think of ways.
做题有很多方,不只一种。
zuò tí yǒu hěn duō fāng fǎ, bù zhī yì zhǒng。
There are many methods for solving problems, not just one.
爸爸说要守,做事才安心。
bà ba shuō yào shǒu fǎ, zuò shì cái ān xīn。
Dad said we should obey the law, then we can feel at ease.
我在书上看到一个很有意思的方
wǒ zài shū shàng kàn dào yí gè hěn yǒu yì sī de fāng fǎ。
I saw a very interesting method in a book.
这个字有时候表示律,有时候表示办
zhè ge zì yǒu shí hòu biǎo shì fǎ lǜ, yǒu shí hòu biǎo shì bàn fǎ。
This character sometimes means law and sometimes means method.

Mini dialogue

学习方法

A
你有什么好方记汉字?
Nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo fāngfǎ jì hànzì?
What good method do you have to remember Chinese characters?
B
我的方是每天写一写。
Wǒ de fāngfǎ shì měitiān xiě yī xiě.
My method is to write a little every day.

交通规则

A
过马路要遵守交通
Guò mǎlù yào zūnshǒu jiāotōng fǎ.
You must follow the traffic law when crossing the road.
B
对,律保护我们的安全。
Duì, fǎlǜ bǎohù wǒmen de ānquán.
Right, the law protects our safety.

Related words and contrasts

similar
方法
fāngfǎ
method; way

法 can mean method, similar to 方法

related
规则
guīzé
rule; regulation

法 as law is related to rules

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