宪法 (憲法)
xiàn fǎ
Pinyin

Definition

宪法 (憲法)
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xiàn fǎ
  1. constitution (of a country)
  2. CL:部[bù]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

法
fǎ
  1. 1 variant: 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 classifier: 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 classifier: 个 gè
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 classifier: 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

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

Sample Sentences

但这也是宪法赋予我们的权利啊。这是自由的象征。如果有人侵犯了我们，我们有权利也有能力进行反击，保护自己。
dàn zhè yě shì xiànfǎ fùyú wǒmen de quánlì a 。zhè shì zìyóu de xiàngzhēng 。rúguǒ yǒurén qīnfàn le wǒmen ，wǒmen yǒu quánlì yě yǒu nénglì jìnxíng fǎnjī ，bǎohù zìjǐ 。
But this is also a right given to us in the constitution. This is a symbol of freedom. If someone were to invade us, we have the right and the ability to resist them and protect ourselves.
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