办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means / method / way (of doing sth) / CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4] syn 方法 fāng fǎ method / way / means / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 术 術 shù method / technique syn 做法 zuò fǎ way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL:個|个[ge4] 法子 fǎ zi way / method / Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5] syn 法式 fǎ shì rule / method / model 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other syn 联想 聯想 lián xiǎng to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs 算法 suàn fǎ arithmetic / algorithm / method of calculation 路径 路徑 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means syn 窍门 竅門 qiào mén a trick / an ingenious method / know-how / the knack (of doing sth) syn 路子 lù zi method / way / approach syn 套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method syn 套子 tào zi sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom syn 作法 zuò fǎ course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi 图谱 圖譜 tú pǔ archive of graphics (e.g. maps, documents or botanical figures) / atlas / collection of illustrations or sheet music 有方 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method syn 指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method 近道 jìn dào shortcut / a quicker method syn 法门 法門 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace syn 技法 jì fǎ technique / method syn 唱法 chàng fǎ singing style / singing method 归纳 歸納 guī nà to sum up / to summarize / to conclude from facts / induction (method of deduction in logic) syn 辩证法 辯證法 biàn zhèng fǎ dialectics / dialectic or Socratic method of debate 解法 jiě fǎ solution (to a math problem) / method of solving 阿特拉斯 ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa 教学法 教學法 jiào xué fǎ teaching method / pedagogy 制式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 走弯路 走彎路 zǒu wān lù to take an indirect route / to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method 星图 星圖 xīng tú star atlas 教法 jiào fǎ teaching method / teachings / doctrine 画法 畫法 huà fǎ painting technique / drawing method 土法 tǔ fǎ traditional method 填鸭式 填鴨式 tián yā shì force feeding (as a teaching method) 变法 變法 biàn fǎ to change the laws / political reform / unconventional method syn 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 工笔 工筆 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description 地图集 地圖集 dì tú jí collection of maps / atlas 输入法 輸入法 shū rù fǎ input method 想办法 想辦法 xiǎng bàn fǎ to think of a method 五笔 五筆 wǔ bǐ abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 图集 圖集 tú jí collection of pictures / atlas / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] 解决办法 解決辦法 jiě jué bàn fǎ solution / method to settle an issue 操作方法 cāo zuò fāng fǎ method of operation 分析法 fēn xī fǎ the analytic method / analytic reasoning 五笔字型 五筆字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 五笔输入法 五筆輸入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983 开光 開光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 法儿 法兒 fǎ r way / method / means / Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5] 有限元 yǒu xiàn yuán finite element (method) 双拼 雙拼 shuāng pīn (computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final) 激将法 激將法 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task) 仓颉 倉頡 cāng jié Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and inventor of Chinese writing / (computing) Cangjie input method 地图册 地圖冊 dì tú cè atlas 归纳法 歸納法 guī nà fǎ induction (method of deduction in logic) 食法 shí fǎ cooking method 拔罐 bá guàn cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 虚岁 虛歲 xū suì one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春[Li4 chun1] each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲|实岁[shi2 sui4] 酿 釀 niàng to ferment / to brew / to make honey (of bees) / to lead to / to form gradually / wine / stuffed vegetables (cooking method) syn 此路不通 cǐ lù bù tōng this road is blocked / fig. This method does not work. / Doing this is no good. 触诊 觸診 chù zhěn body palpation (diagnostic method in TCM) / tactile examination 满堂灌 滿堂灌 mǎn táng guàn cramming (as a teaching method) / rote learning 老虎凳 lǎo hǔ dèng tiger bench (torture method in which the victim sits with legs extended horizontally along a bench, upper legs held down with straps while bricks are inserted under the feet, forcing the knee joint to bend in reverse) 王永民 wáng yǒng mín Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3] 字根表 zì gēn biǎo table of components used in wubi input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3] 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method 联合国海洋图集 聯合國海洋圖集 lián hé guó hǎi yáng tú jí United Nations Atlas of the Oceans / UN Atlas of the Oceans 无网格法 無網格法 wú wǎng gé fǎ meshless method (numerical simulation) / meshfree method 头发胡子一把抓 頭髮鬍子一把抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā lit. hair and beard all in one stroke / fig. to handle different things by the same method / one method to solve all problems / one size fits all 共中点法 common midpoint method / CMP method / CMP technique 参考法或标准共识法 reference method / standard consensus method 直线排雷法 直線排雷法 linear clearance method / linear method 直线法 直線法 zhí xiàn fǎ linear clearance method / linear method 矩形排雷法 box clearance method / box method / box pattern 矩形法 jǔ xíng fǎ box clearance method / box method / box pattern 预计单位福利权办法 預計單位福利權辦法 projected unit credit method / accrued benefit method 应计福利办法 應計福利辦法 projected unit credit method / accrued benefit method 大地图 大地圖 dà dì tú atlas 世界铀矿床分布图 World Atlas of Uranium Deposits 专题地图 thematic atlas 世界濒临消亡语言分布图 世界瀕臨消亡語言分布圖 Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing 世界语言图 世界語言圖 World Linguistic Atlas 世界银行图表集 世界銀行圖表集 World Bank Atlas 滥用趋势关联评估系统 濫用趨勢關聯評估系統 Abuse Trends Linkage Assessment System / Project Atlas 评估系统项目 評估系統項目 Abuse Trends Linkage Assessment System / Project Atlas 宇宙神－半人马座运载火箭 宇宙神－半人馬座運載火箭 Atlas-Centaur 气候图集 气候圖集 qì hòu tú jí climatic atlas 世界大洋深度图数字版 世界大洋深度圖數字版 GEBCO Digital Atlas 图册 圖冊 tú cè book of pictures or charts / (math.) atlas 补法 補法 bǔ fǎ treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health / reinforcing method (in acupuncture) 传输媒界 傳輸媒界 chuán shū méi jiè transport method 传输模式 傳輸模式 chuán shū mó shì transfer mode / transmission method 访问方式 訪問方式 fǎng wèn fāng shì access method 生物分析法 shēng wù fēn xī fǎ bioanalytical method 实肘 實肘 shí zhǒu full arm (method of painting) 虚腕 虛腕 xū wàn empty wrist (method of painting) 