How to say “way” in Chinese
way, solution
“Way” in Chinese is 办法, bàn fǎ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
办法 is read bàn fǎ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In the middle, 力 “strength”.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 去 “go away”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “办法”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 办法. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我认为这个办法不错。wǒrènwéizhègebànfǎbúcuòI believe this is a good approach.
- 在经理看来这个办法不行zàijīnglǐkànlái,zhègebànfǎbùxíngIn the manager's view, this approach won't work.
- 我们得3想办法解决这个问题wǒmenděixiǎngbànfǎjiějuézhègewèntíWe have to find a way to solve this problem.
- 这个办法简单并且有用zhègebànfǎjiǎndānbìngqiěyǒuyòngThis method is simple and useful too.
- 这不是长久的办法。zhèbúshìchángjiǔdebànfǎThis isn't a lasting solution.
- 我想减肥，你有什么好办法？wǒxiǎngjiǎnféi,nǐyǒushénmehǎobànfǎI want to lose weight — do you know a good way?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “way” in Chinese?
“Way” in Chinese is 办法, pinyin bànfǎ.
What does 办法 mean?
办法 (bànfǎ) means “way, solution”.
How do you write 办法?
办法 is 2 characters: 办 (bàn) — do, handle; 法 (fǎ) — law; method. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 办法?
办法 is read bànfǎ. Tones: bàn — fourth tone, fǎ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“way” in the lesson “What happened and what to do”
This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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