How to say “method” in Chinese

方法

fāngfǎ

method, way

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Health and wrap-up”

“Method” in Chinese is 方法, fāng fǎ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

方法 is read fāng fǎ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fāng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

fǎ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

方

fāng — square; side

It hints at the sound in 房 and 放. In 地方 it is read with the neutral tone: fang.

法

fǎ — law; method

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 “方法”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 方法. Tap the sound icon to listen.

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.
这种学习方法效果很好zhèzhǒngxuéxífāngfǎxiàoguǒhěnhǎoThis study method works really well.
我想尝试一下新的方法wǒxiǎngchángshìyíxiàxīndefāngfǎI want to try a new method.
他很快就掌握了这种方法tāhěnkuàijiùzhǎngwòlezhèzhǒngfāngfǎHe quickly mastered this method.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “method” in Chinese?

“Method” in Chinese is 方法, pinyin fāngfǎ.

What does 方法 mean?

方法 (fāngfǎ) means “method, way”.

How do you write 方法?

方法 is 2 characters: 方 (fāng) — square; side; 法 (fǎ) — law; method. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 方法?

方法 is read fāngfǎ. Tones: fāng — first tone, fǎ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“method” in the lesson “Objecting and judging”

This word is from the topic “Health and wrap-up” 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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