How to say “method” in Chinese
method; law
“Method” in Chinese is 法, fǎ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
法 is read fǎ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “法”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 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.
- 这个方法很有用zhègefāngfǎhěnyǒuyòngThis method is very useful.
- 我总是感冒，你有什么好方法吗？wǒzǒngshìgǎnmào,nǐyǒushénmehǎofāngfǎmaI'm always catching colds — do you know a good method?
- 每个人的方法都不同měigeréndefāngfǎdōubùtóngEveryone has their own method.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Law and rules”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “method” in Chinese?
“Method” in Chinese is 法, pinyin fǎ.
What does 法 mean?
法 (fǎ) means “method; law”.
How do you write 法?
法 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 法?
法 is read fǎ. Tones: fǎ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“method” in the lesson “Law and rules”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. 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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