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法

法 fǎ

ㄈㄚˇ
NHSK 4core 10k
1law
2method
3way
4to emulate
5(Buddhism) dharma
6(physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉) (法拉 · farad, SI unit of electrical capacitance (loanword))
7(abbr. for 法家) the Legalists (法家 · the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475–221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.))

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Examples

wǒ我pà怕nǐ你méi没fǎ法gēn跟tā她jié hūn结婚。
我怕你没法跟她结婚。
I'm afraid you can't marry her.
你是美国人还是法国人?
Are you American or French?
我的儿子还不懂加法。
My boy can't do addition properly yet.

See also: words & characters pronounced fǎ