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民法典
mín fǎ diǎn
Pinyin
Definition
民法典
-
mín fǎ diǎn
civil code
Character Decomposition
民
巳
㇂
一
法
氵
土
厶
典
二
凵
八
Related Words
(20)
法
fǎ
1
variant of 法[fǎ]
人民
rén mín
1
the people
2
CL:個|个[gè]
人民币
rén mín bì
1
Renminbi (RMB)
2
Chinese Yuan (CNY)
做法
zuò fǎ
1
way of handling sth
2
method for making
3
work method
4
recipe
5
practice
6
CL:個|个[gè]
公民
gōng mín
1
citizen
市民
shì mín
1
city resident
想法
xiǎng fǎ
1
way of thinking
2
opinion
3
notion
4
to think of a way (to do sth)
5
CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
1
method
2
way
3
means
4
CL:個|个[gè]
民主
mín zhǔ
1
democracy
民族
mín zú
1
nationality
2
ethnic group
3
CL:個|个[gè]
没法
méi fǎ
1
at a loss
2
unable to do anything about it
3
to have no choice
法国
Fǎ guó
1
France
2
French
法律
fǎ lu:4
1
law
2
CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
无法
wú fǎ
1
unable
2
incapable
看法
kàn fǎ
1
way of looking at a thing
2
view
3
opinion
4
CL:個|个[gè]
经典
jīng diǎn
1
the classics
2
scriptures
3
classical
4
classic (example, case etc)
5
typical
说法
shuō fǎ
1
to expound Buddhist teachings
办法
bàn fǎ
1
means
2
method
3
way (of doing sth)
4
CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
魔法
mó fǎ
1
enchantment
2
magic
不法
bù fǎ
1
lawless
2
illegal
3
unlawful
Idioms
(20)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
1
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
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
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2
Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
1
to challenge the law (idiom)
2
to knowingly violate the law
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1
for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
1
to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
1
demotion to commoner (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
1
poor people (idiom)
2
those who live from hand to mouth
和尚打伞,无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
1
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
2
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
3
lawless
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
1
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
1
the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
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
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
fig. to follow a set pattern
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
1
a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
1
to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
2
to carry out the law on the spot
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
1
to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
1
lit. to quote the classics
2
to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
1
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
1
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
2
to try this, that and the other
Sample Sentences