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HSK
method; way; means / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
way of thinking; opinion; notion / to think of a way (to do sth)
HSK 2
method; way (of doing sth); means / CL: 條|条, 個|个
HSK 2
way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
lawful / legitimate / legal
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *法* | 法* | *法
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉)
HSK 4
unable to; incapable of
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *法* | 法* | *法
variant of
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *法* | 法* | *法
old variant of / law
HSK 4
grammar
HSK 4
technique / trick / skill
HSK 5
calligraphy / handwriting / penmanship
HSK 5
illegal / to break the law
HSK 5
legal (proceedings) / according to law
HSK 5
to expound Buddhist teachings
HSK 5
usage
HSK 6
illegal
HSK 7-9
therapy; treatment
HSK 7-9
criminal law
HSK 7-9
to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
HSK 7-9
judicial / (administration of) justice
HSK 7-9
to enforce a law / law enforcement
HSK 7-9
constitution (of a country) / CL:
HSK 7-9
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *法* | 法* | *法
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
system of writing numbers to a base, such as decimal or binary (math)
international law
method of relieving pain
marriage law
solution / method to settle an issue
calculation / reckoning
arithmetic / algorithm / method of calculation
enchantment / magic
multiplication
military strategy
to play fast and loose with the law / to game the system / (leisure) rules of the game / way of doing an activity / (tourism) way of experiencing a place
pronunciation; reading (of a Chinese character)
style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling
to enact laws / to legislate / legislation
to break the law
painting technique / drawing method
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine
fencing / sword-play
grammar
way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
solution (to a math problem) / method of solving
to play (a card) / to make a move in a game
national law
tax code / tax law
term; name; way of referring to sb or sth
boxing / fighting technique
civil law
(music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method
footwork
technique / method
division (math.)
subtraction
brilliant plan / ingenious method / perfect solution
“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子
magic trick
laws and decrees
teaching method / teachings / doctrine
to abide by the law
addition
Tour de France cycle race / abbr. for 環法自行車賽|环法自行车赛
China-France; Sino-French
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
public security authorities, acronym from 公安局, 檢察院|检察院 and 法院
patriarchal clan system
syntax
to disseminate knowledge of the law
marksmanship
stitch
to punish according to the law / to bring to justice
the rules and discipline that apply within a family / stick used for punishing children or servants / traditions of an artistic or academic school of thought, passed on from master to pupil
private law
morphology (linguistics) / word formation and inflection
to execute / the law
diversionary tactic; smokescreen
orthography
to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example
temporary law / provisional constitution
(doing sth) in the right way / suitable / properly
martial law
indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
public law
to imitate / to follow the example of
to circumvent the law
the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion
spelling
etiquette / ceremonial rites
Anglo-French
to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law
move (in chess or martial arts)
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution / to carry out the law on the spot
traditional method
corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
fundamental law / body of basic laws

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