减法
jiǎn fǎ
Pinyin

Definition

减法
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jiǎn fǎ
  1. subtraction

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]
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
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
依法
yī fǎ
  1. 1 legal (proceedings)
  2. 2 according to law
兵法
bīng fǎ
  1. 1 art of war
  2. 2 military strategy and tactics
刑法
xíng fǎ
  1. 1 criminal law
加法
jiā fǎ
  1. 1 addition
司法
sī fǎ
  1. 1 judicial
  2. 2 (administration of) justice

Idioms (20)

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
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
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
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
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
法网难逃
fǎ wǎng nán táo
  1. 1 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
  1. 1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
无法无天
wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick
  2. 2 undisciplined and out of control
目无法纪
mù wú fǎ jì
  1. 1 with no regard for law or discipline (idiom); flouting the law and disregarding all rules
  2. 2 in complete disorder
知法犯法
zhī fǎ fàn fǎ
  1. 1 to know the law and break it (idiom); consciously going against the rules
约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
  1. 1 to agree on three laws (idiom)
  2. 2 three-point covenant
  3. 3 (fig.) preliminary agreement
  4. 4 basic rules
习惯用法
xí guàn yòng fǎ
  1. 1 idiom
落入法网
luò rù fǎ wǎng
  1. 1 to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested
贪赃枉法
tān zāng wǎng fǎ
  1. 1 corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

Sample Sentences

减法
jiǎnfǎ
subtraction
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这不就正好跟老子以“减法”生活，来追求人心平静的哲学相反吗？
zhè bù jiù zhènghǎo gēn lǎozǐ yǐ “jiǎnfǎ ”shēnghuó ，lái zhuīqiú rénxīn píngjìng de zhéxué xiāngfǎn ma ？
Isn't that the exact opposite of Laozi's idea of subtraction in life and the philosophy of finding inner peace?
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