法案
fǎ àn
Pinyin

Definition

法案
 - 
fǎ àn
  1. bill
  2. proposed law

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
案
àn
  1. 1 (legal) case
  2. 2 incident
  3. 3 record
  4. 4 file
  5. 5 table

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

这件事起因是参议院对预算问题有不同意见，没办法通过拨款法案。
zhè jiàn shì qǐyīn shì cānyìyuàn duì yùsuàn wèntí yǒu bùtóng yìjiàn ，méi bànfǎ tōngguò bōkuǎn fǎàn 。
The shutdown began because of different opinions on the yearly budget in the Senate, and they failed to pass the appropriation bill.
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大家好，首先这是一个很复杂的问题。2010年3月23日，美国总统奥巴马在白宫签署了医疗保险改革法案，是奥巴马政府最重要的立法成果之一。被称为美国社会保障体系45年来最大变革，对个人、企业和政府都将产生深远的影响。
dàjiā hǎo ，shǒuxiān zhè shì yī gè hěn fùzá de wèntí 。èr líng yī líng nián sānyuè èrshísān rì ，Měiguo zǒngtǒng àobāmǎ zài báigōng qiānshǔ le yīliáo bǎoxiǎn gǎigé fǎàn ，shì Àobāmǎ zhèngfǔ zuì zhòngyào de lìfǎ chéngguǒ zhīyī 。bèichēngwéi Měiguó shèhuì bǎozhàng tǐxì sìshíwǔ nián lái zuìdà biàngé ，duì gèrén 、qǐyè hé zhèngfǔ dōu jiāng chǎnshēng shēnyuǎn de yǐngxiǎng 。
Hello everyone. First of all, this is a very complicated issue. On March 23, 2010, U.S. President Obama signed a healthcare insurance reform bill at the White House. It is one of the most important legislative achievements of Obama's government. It is called the greatest transformation in 45 years to the U.S. social security system. It has produced far-reaching effects on the individual, businesses and the government.
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奥巴马医改法案的主要目标是什么呢？
Àobāmǎ yīgǎi fǎàn de zhǔyào mùbiāo shì shénme ne ？
What is the main objective of Obama's healthcare reform bill?
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听起来挺不错的。据我所知，医疗改革一直是美国民众的焦点，也是一个历史性的问题。但是奥巴马的法案其实并没有得到大力的支持，而是引起了许多争议，是吗？
tīng qǐlai tǐng bùcuò de 。jùwǒsuǒzhī ，yīliáo gǎigé yīzhí shì Měiguó mínzhòng de jiāodiǎn ，yě shì yī gè lìshǐ xìng de wèntí 。dànshì Àobāmǎ de fǎàn qíshí bìng méiyǒu dédào dàlì de zhīchí ，érshì yǐnqǐ le xǔduō zhēngyì ，shìma ？
It sounds quite good. According to my knowlege, healthcare reform has been a central issue for the American people and is a historical issue. But actually Obama's bill did not receive energetic support, rather it caused several controversies, right?
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