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私法
sī fǎ
Pinyin
Definition
私法
-
sī fǎ
private law
Character Decomposition
私
禾
厶
法
氵
土
厶
Related Words
(20)
法
fǎ
1
variant of 法[fǎ]
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]
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]
没法
méi fǎ
1
at a loss
2
unable to do anything about it
3
to have no choice
法国
Fǎ guó
1
France
2
French
法律
fǎ lu:4
1
law
2
CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
无法
wú fǎ
1
unable
2
incapable
看法
kàn fǎ
1
way of looking at a thing
2
view
3
opinion
4
CL:個|个[gè]
私人
sī rén
1
private
2
personal
3
interpersonal
4
sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
5
a member of one's clique
私信
sī xìn
1
private correspondence
2
personal letter
3
(computing) personal message (PM)
4
to message sb
自私
zì sī
1
selfish
2
selfishness
说法
shuō fǎ
1
to expound Buddhist teachings
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
不法
bù fǎ
1
lawless
2
illegal
3
unlawful
佛法
fó fǎ
1
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
2
Buddhist doctrine
作法
zuò fǎ
1
course of action
2
method of doing sth
3
practice
4
modus operandi
依法
yī fǎ
1
legal (proceedings)
2
according to law
公私
gōng sī
1
public and private (interests, initiative etc)
Idioms
(20)
以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
1
to use one's position for personal gain (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
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
1
for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
2
selfless
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
官报私仇
guān bào sī chóu
1
to take advantage of official post for personal revenge (idiom)
官私合营
guān sī hé yíng
1
public and private interests working together (idiom)
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
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
1
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì
1
to abuse one's position for personal gain (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)
损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī
1
to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
2
venal and selfish behavior
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
Sample Sentences