方 法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] 模 式 mó shì mode / method / pattern 办 法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] 方 square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter 手 段 shǒu duàn method / means (of doing sth) / strategy / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] 路 径 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means 法 子 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] 技 法 jì fǎ technique / method 路 子 lù zi method / way / approach 法 门 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace 法 式 fǎ shì rule / method / model 道 road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 路 数 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / movement (martial arts) / social connections / (sb's) background story 法 儿 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5] 术 method / technique 辙 rut / track / rhyme / (dialect) way / method 联 想 lián xiǎng to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs 做 法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 算 法 suàn fǎ arithmetic / algorithm / method of calculation 输 入 法 shū rù fǎ input method 想 办 法 xiǎng bàn fǎ to think of a method 五 笔 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983 解 决 办 法 jiě jué bàn fǎ solution / method to settle an issue 制 式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 作 法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi 想 方 设 法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other 有 方 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method 窍 门 qiào mén a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) 操 作 方 法 cāo zuò fāng fǎ method of operation 套 路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method 教 法 jiào fǎ teaching method / teachings / doctrine 教 学 法 jiào xué fǎ teaching method / pedagogics 变 法 biàn fǎ to change the laws / political reform / unconventional method 解 法 jiě fǎ solution (to a math problem) / method of solving 辩 证 法 biàn zhèng fǎ dialectics / dialectic or Socratic method of debate 分 析 法 fēn xī fǎ the analytic method / analytic reasoning 唱 法 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method 画 法 huà fǎ painting technique / drawing method 指 法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method 套 子 tào zi sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom 走 弯 路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method 五 笔 字 型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983 五 笔 输 入 法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 / in 1983 开 光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 双 拼 shuāng pīn (computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final) 工 笔 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description 激 将 法 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) 招 法 zhāo fǎ move / method of use / trick for success 仓 颉 Cāng Jié Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and creator of Chinese writing / Cangjie input method (computing) 土 法 tǔ fǎ traditional method 食 法 shí fǎ cooking method 拔 罐 bá guàn cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) 近 道 jìn dào shortcut / a quicker method 描 红 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) 虚 岁 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) &ndash / In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4] 触 诊 chù zhěn body palpation (diagnostic method in TCM) / tactile examination 老 虎 凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 王 永 民 Wáng Yǒng mín Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3] 字 根 表 zì gēn biǎo table of components used in wubi input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3] 烹 cooking method / to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China) 因 利 乘 便 yīn lì chéng biàn (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method 此 路 不 通 cǐ lù bù tōng this road is blocked / fig. This method does not work. / Doing this is no good. 补 法 bǔ fǎ treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health / reinforcing method (in acupuncture) 传 输 媒 界 chuán shū méi jiè transport method 传 输 模 式 chuán shū mó shì transfer mode / transmission method 访 问 方 式 fǎng wèn fāng shì access method 生 物 分 析 法 shēng wù fēn xī fǎ bioanalytical method 执 政 方 式 zhí zhèng fāng shì governing method 止 痛 法 zhǐ tòng fǎ method of relieving pain 坐 标 法 zuò biāo fǎ method of coordinates (geometry) 五 笔 字 形 wǔ bǐ zì xíng Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes / variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2] 五 笔 编 码 wǔ bǐ biān mǎ five-stroke code, Chinese character input method 付 款 方 式 fù kuǎn fāng shì terms of payment / payment method 公 理 法 gōng lǐ fǎ the axiomatic method 助 记 方 法 zhù jì fāng fǎ mnemonic method 启 发 法 qǐ fā fǎ heuristic method / heuristics 呒 虾 米 wǔ xiā mǐ Boshiamy (Hoklo: 無甚物|无甚物[bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h] it's nothing) input method for Chinese 呒 虾 米 输 入 法 fǔ xiā mǐ shū rù fǎ Boshiamy (Hoklo: 無甚物[bô-siáⁿ-mi̍h] it's nothing) input method for Chinese 四 角 号 码 sì jiǎo hào mǎ four corner code (input method for Chinese characters) 快 速 记 忆 法 kuài sù jì yì fǎ mnemotechnic method 拔 罐 法 bá guàn fǎ fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) 挟 持 雇 主 xié chí gù zhǔ gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest) 数 法 shù fǎ method of counting (e.g. decimal or Roman numbers) 暴 力 法 bào lì fǎ violent method / brute force 有 限 元 法 yǒu xiàn yuán fǎ finite element method 查 字 法 chá zì fǎ look-up method for Chinese characters 概 测 法 gài cè fǎ rough-and-ready method / rule of thumb 沤 肥 òu féi to make fertilizer by steeping organic materials in water and leaving them to decompose / fertilizer produced by this method 汉 字 查 字 法 hàn zì chá zì fǎ look-up method for Chinese characters 无 网 格 法 wú wǎng gé fǎ meshless method (numerical simulation) / meshfree method 煮 法 zhǔ fǎ cooking method 王 码 Wáng mǎ Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983 蒙 特 卡 洛 法 Méng tè kǎ luò fǎ Monte Carlo method (math.) 蒙 特 卡 罗 方 法 Méng tè kǎ luó fāng fǎ Monte Carlo method (math.) 穷 竭 法 qióng jié fǎ Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus) 窍 门 儿 qiào mén r a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) 筛 法 shāi fǎ the sieve method (for primes) 记 谱 法 jì pǔ fǎ method of music notation 运 行 方 式 yùn xíng fāng shì operating method / running mode 头 发 胡 子 一 把 抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all
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