How to say “method” in Chinese
method, approach
“Method” in Chinese is 做法, zuò fǎ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
做法 is read zuò 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
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “做法”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 做法. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我不同意你的做法wǒbùtóngyìnǐdezuòfǎI don't agree with the way you're doing this.
- 他们的做法值得我们借鉴tāmendezuòfǎzhídéwǒmenjièjiànTheir approach is worth adopting.
- 这种做法没有任何益处zhèzhǒngzuòfǎméiyǒurènhéyìchùThis approach does no good at all.
- 这种甜品，北方叫元宵，南方叫汤圆，做法也不太一样。zhèzhǒngtiánpǐn,běifāngjiàoyuánxiāo,nánfāngjiàotāngyuán,zuòfǎyěbútàiyíyàngThis sweet is called yuanxiao in the north and tangyuan in the south, and they’re made a bit differently too.
More words from the lesson “Although and however”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “method” in Chinese?
“Method” in Chinese is 做法, pinyin zuòfǎ.
What does 做法 mean?
做法 (zuòfǎ) means “method, approach”.
How do you write 做法?
做法 is 2 characters: 做 (zuò) — do, make; 法 (fǎ) — law; method. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 做法?
做法 is read zuòfǎ. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, fǎ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“method” in the lesson “Although and however”
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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