指法
zhǐ fǎ
Pinyin

Definition

指法
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zhǐ fǎ
  1. (music) fingering
  2. (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles
  3. (keyboard) typing technique
  4. (dance) hand movements
  5. (painting) finger method

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

法
fǎ
  1. 1 variant of 法[fǎ]
做法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 way of handling sth
  2. 2 method for making
  3. 3 work method
  4. 4 recipe
  5. 5 practice
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
想法
xiǎng fǎ
  1. 1 way of thinking
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 notion
  4. 4 to think of a way (to do sth)
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
手指
shǒu zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
指
zhǐ
  1. 1 finger
  2. 2 to point at or to
  3. 3 to indicate or refer to
  4. 4 to depend on
  5. 5 to count on
  6. 6 (of hair) to stand on end
指数
zhǐ shù
  1. 1 (numerical, statistical) index
  2. 2 (math.) exponent
  3. 3 index
  4. 4 exponential (function, growth)
指甲
zhǐ jia
  1. 1 fingernail
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
没法
méi fǎ
  1. 1 at a loss
  2. 2 unable to do anything about it
  3. 3 to have no choice
法国
Fǎ guó
  1. 1 France
  2. 2 French
法律
fǎ lu:4
  1. 1 law
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
无法
wú fǎ
  1. 1 unable
  2. 2 incapable
看法
kàn fǎ
  1. 1 way of looking at a thing
  2. 2 view
  3. 3 opinion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
说法
shuō fǎ
  1. 1 to expound Buddhist teachings
办法
bàn fǎ
  1. 1 means
  2. 2 method
  3. 3 way (of doing sth)
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
魔法
mó fǎ
  1. 1 enchantment
  2. 2 magic
不法
bù fǎ
  1. 1 lawless
  2. 2 illegal
  3. 3 unlawful
中指
zhōng zhǐ
  1. 1 middle finger
佛法
fó fǎ
  1. 1 Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
  2. 2 Buddhist doctrine
作法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 course of action
  2. 2 method of doing sth
  3. 3 practice
  4. 4 modus operandi

Idioms (20)

一弹指顷
yī tán zhǐ qǐng
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. 2 in the twinkling of an eye
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
  1. 1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow a set pattern
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
屈指可数
qū zhǐ kě shǔ
  1. 1 can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
  2. 2 very few
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
  1. 1 in a flash (idiom)
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
  2. 2 in a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
  1. 1 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. 1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 2 to try this, that and the other
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
  2. 2 to criticize or give orders summarily
  3. 3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚

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