有办法
yǒu bàn fǎ
Pinyin

Definition

有办法
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yǒu bàn fǎ
  1. can find methods
  2. resourceful
  3. creative

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 there is
  3. 3 there are
  4. 4 to exist
  5. 5 to be
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
  1. 1 variant of 法[fǎ]
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
zhàn yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to own
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to occupy
  5. 5 to possess
  6. 6 to account for (a high proportion etc)
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]
jù yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
hán yǒu
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 including
wéi yǒu
  1. 1 only
fù yǒu
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 full of
dài yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to involve
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]
suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 to possess
  4. 4 to own
yōng yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
shū fǎ
  1. 1 calligraphy
  2. 2 handwriting
  3. 3 penmanship
yǒu xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 somewhat
yǒu bié
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 unequal
  4. 4 variable
yǒu lì
  1. 1 advantageous
  2. 2 to have advantages
  3. 3 favorable
yǒu lì
  1. 1 powerful
  2. 2 forceful
  3. 3 vigorous

Idioms (20)

一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不求有功,但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
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
傻人有傻福
shǎ rén yǒu shǎ fú
  1. 1 fortune favors fools (idiom)
  2. 2 fool's luck

Sample Sentences

说是这么说,但开始工作以后,就没有办法像以前一样把每部入围的片子都看过一遍,像今年,只看了呼声比较高的几部,有时都不好意思说自己是影痴了。
shuō shì zhèmeshuō ,dàn kāishǐ gōngzuò yǐhòu ,jiù méiyǒu bànfǎ xiàng yǐqián yīyàng bǎ měi bù rùwéi de piānzi dōu kàn guò yī biàn ,xiàng jīnnián ,zhī kàn le hūshēng bǐjiào gāo de jǐ bù ,yǒushí dōu bùhǎoyìsi shuō zìjǐ shì yǐngchī le 。
Although you say that, after starting work, I haven't been able to watch every single nominated film like before. Like this year, I only saw the films that had the most hype around them. Sometimes I feel unworthy to call myself a film nerd.
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强调“事与愿违”,客观情况与本身主观意愿相违背,想做但是没做到,觉得自己努力过了可是受到环境限制,没有办法,但是听起来也有种推卸责任、消极被动的感觉。
qiángdiào “shì yǔ yuàn wéi ”,kèguān qíngkuàng yǔ běnshēn zhǔguān yìyuàn xiāng wéi bèi ,xiǎngzuò dànshì méi zuò dào ,juéde zìjǐ nǔlì guò le kěshì shòudào huánjìng xiànzhì ,méiyǒu bànfǎ ,dànshì tīng qǐlai yě yǒu zhǒng tuīxiè zérèn 、xiāo jí bèidòng de gǎnjué 。
Emphasising the fact that "things turn out contrary to the way one wishes them to happen", the objective situation is different to the subjective will. You want to do it, but you can't. You feel as if you have tried, but the situation has prevented you from doing it. There is nothing you can do about it. But it can sound like you are passing the buck or quite passive about the situation.
说是这样说,难道是人民叫政府去举债乱花钱吗?你叫人民加税,那你有办法给他工作吗?
shuōshìzhèyàngshuō ,nándào shì rénmín jiào zhèngfǔ qù jǔzhài luàn huāqián ma ?nǐ jiào rénmín jiā shuì ,nà nǐ yǒubànfǎ gěi tā gōngzuò ma ?
You can say that, but it wasn't the people that told the government to borrow money and squander it away. If you raise the taxes for people, can you even manage to give them a job?
李叔你神通广大,一定有办法的,你替我去上面疏通疏通,行吗?行吗?
Lǐshú nǐ shéntōngguǎngdà ,yídìng yǒubànfǎ de ,nǐ tì wǒ qù shàngmian shūtōng shūtōng ,xíng ma ?xíng ma ?
Li Shu, you're skills are unparalleled, you can find a way. Can't you go try work something out with the top brass for me, OK? OK?
说实话,我真的已经没有办法了。
shuō shíhuà ,wǒ zhēn de yǐjīng méiyǒu bànfǎ le 。
To tell the truth, I really don't have any solution.
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不好意思,我们也没有办法。
bùhǎoyìsi ,wǒmen yě méiyǒu bànfǎ 。
I'm sorry, but there's no way.
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