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进位法
jìn wèi fǎ
Pinyin
Definition
进位法
-
jìn wèi fǎ
system of writing numbers to a base, such as decimal or binary (math)
Character Decomposition
进
辶
二
位
亻
立
法
氵
土
厶
Related Words
(20)
位
wèi
1
position
2
location
3
place
4
seat
5
classifier for people (honorific)
6
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
7
(physics) potential
位置
wèi zhi
1
position
2
place
3
seat
4
CL:個|个[gè]
各位
gè wèi
1
everybody
2
all (guests, colleagues etc)
3
all of you
单位
dān wèi
1
unit (of measure)
2
unit (group of people as a whole)
3
work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
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]
无法
wú fǎ
1
unable
2
incapable
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
法
fǎ
1
variant of 法[fǎ]
上位
shàng wèi
1
seat of honor
2
person in a high-ranking position
3
to be promoted to a more senior role
4
(genetics) epistatic
位子
wèi zi
1
place
2
seat
位于
wèi yú
1
to be located at
2
to be situated at
3
to lie
佛法
fó fǎ
1
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
2
Buddhist doctrine
依法
yī fǎ
1
legal (proceedings)
2
according to law
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]
价位
jià wèi
1
price level
全方位
quán fāng wèi
1
all around
2
omnidirectional
3
complete
4
holistic
5
comprehensive
到位
dào wèi
1
to get to the intended location
2
to be in place
3
to be in position
4
precise
5
well (done)
原位
yuán wèi
1
original position
2
(in) the same place
3
normal position
4
the place where one currently is
5
in situ
Idioms
(20)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
1
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
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
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
各就各位
gè jiù gè wèi
1
(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
2
(athletics) On your mark!
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
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
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
尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
1
to hold a sinecure (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
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
1
to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
法网难逃
fǎ wǎng nán táo
1
it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
1
the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
无法无天
wú fǎ wú tiān
1
regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick
2
undisciplined and out of control
目无法纪
mù wú fǎ jì
1
with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules
2
in complete disorder
知法犯法
zhī fǎ fàn fǎ
1
to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
Sample Sentences