法律

Character by character

• 法fǎ8 strokesHSK 2law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
• 律lǜ9 strokesHSK 4statute, principle, regulation

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Example sentences

• 新人新法律。

  Xīn rén xīn fǎ lǜ

  New people, new laws.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 法律. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 无法wú fǎHSK 4

  unable; incapable

• 办法bàn fǎHSK 2

  means; method; way (of doing sth)

• 方法fāng fǎHSK 2

  method; way; means

• 法fǎHSK 4

  law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 家) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 拉)

• 律师lǜ shīHSK 4

  lawyer

• 想法xiǎng fǎHSK 2

  way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)

• 法庭fǎ tíngHSK 6

  court of law

• 说法shuō faHSK 5

  way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation

• 法院fǎ yuànHSK 4

  court of law; court

• 非法fēi fǎHSK 7

  illegal

• 看法kàn fǎHSK 2

  way of looking at a thing; view; opinion

• 合法hé fǎHSK 3

  lawful; legitimate; legal

• 法官fǎ guānHSK 4

  judge (in court)

• 违法wéi fǎHSK 5

  illegal; to break the law

• 做法zuò fǎHSK 2

  way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice

• 执法zhí fǎHSK 7

  to enforce a law; law enforcement

• 司法sī fǎHSK 7

  judicial; (administration of) justice

• 手法shǒu fǎHSK 5

  technique; trick; skill

• 规律guī lǜHSK 4

  rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline

• 宪法xiàn fǎHSK 7

  constitution (of a country)

• 疗法liáo fǎHSK 7

  therapy; treatment

• 纪律jì lǜHSK 4

  discipline

• 法规fǎ guīHSK 5

  legislation; statute

• 设法shè fǎHSK 7

  to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)