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 合同 hé tong contract / agreement / CL:份[fen4] syn 成交 chéng jiāo to complete a contract / to reach a deal syn 合约 合約 hé yuē contract / agreement / CL:份[fen4] syn 执法 執法 zhí fǎ to enforce a law / law enforcement 条款 條款 tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 契约 契約 qì yuē agreement / contract syn 签约 簽約 qiān yuē to sign a contract or agreement syn 收缩 收縮 shōu suō to pull back / to shrink / to contract / (physiology) systole syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 患有 huàn yǒu to contract (an illness) / to be afflicted with / to suffer from syn 承办 承辦 chéng bàn to undertake / to accept a contract syn 得病 dé bìng to fall ill / to contract a disease syn 婚约 婚約 hūn yuē engagement / wedding contract 严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously syn 协议书 協議書 xié yì shū contract / protocol syn 旧约 舊約 jiù yuē former agreement / former contract syn 桥牌 橋牌 qiáo pái contract bridge (card game) 文本 wén běn a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text syn 起诉书 起訴書 qǐ sù shū indictment (law) / statement of charges (law) syn 违约 違約 wéi yuē to break a promise / to violate an agreement / to default (on a loan or contract) syn 校方 xiào fāng the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc) / the school authorities 毁约 毀約 huǐ yuē to break a promise / breach of contract 期货 期貨 qī huò abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qi1 huo4 he2 yue1], futures contract (finance) 承包 chéng bāo to contract / to undertake (a job) syn 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 盟约 盟約 méng yuē contract of alliance / oath or treaty between allies syn 要约 要約 yāo yuè to restrict / to agree to a contract / offer / bid 签定 簽定 qiān dìng to sign (a contract, treaty etc) syn 解约 解約 jiě yuē to terminate an agreement / to cancel a contract 约束力 約束力 yuē shù lì (of a contract) binding (law) 王法 wáng fǎ the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion syn 字据 字據 zì jù written pledge / contract / IOU syn 以身试法 以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law syn 订立 訂立 dìng lì to conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc) / to set up (a rule etc) syn 护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 法治 fǎ zhì rule of law / to rule by law syn 承建 chéng jiàn to construct under contract 贪赃枉法 貪贓枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law syn 合同工 hé tòng gōng contract labour 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 公司法 gōng sī fǎ corporations law / company law / corporate law 续签 續簽 xù qiān to renew a contract / contract extension 聘书 聘書 pìn shū letter of appointment / contract syn 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 甲方 jiǎ fāng party A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方[yi3fang1], party B) 乙方 yǐ fāng party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方[jia3fang1], party A) 习惯法 習慣法 xí guàn fǎ customary law / common law 婆媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 包工 bāo gōng to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications / to contract for a job / contractor 劳动合同 勞動合同 láo dòng hé tong labor contract / contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions 续约 續約 xù yuē to renew or extend a contract 承揽 承攬 chéng lǎn to contract for an entire project syn 合同管理 contract management 发包 發包 fā bāo to put out to contract 一年期 yī nián qī one year period (in a contract or budget) 片约 片約 piàn yuē movie contract 法政 fá zhèng law and government / law and politics syn 缩略 縮略 suō lüè to contract / to abbreviate / abbreviation 缩紧 縮緊 suō jǐn to tighten / to contract / to shrink in 缔约方 締約方 dì yuē fāng party in a contract, treaty etc 承租方 chéng zū fāng borrower / leaser / the hiring side of a contract 纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 立约 立約 lì yuē to make a contract syn 包 bāo to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] syn 患 huàn to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry syn 甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75° syn 缩 縮 suō to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4] syn 契 qì to carve / carved words / to agree / a contract / a deed syn 乙 yǐ second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105° 执法如山 執法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom) / to enforce the law strictly syn 婚书 婚書 hūn shū (old) marriage contract 条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn 法 灋 fǎ old variant of 法[fa3] / law syn 法律 fǎ lǜ law / CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4] syn 法庭 fǎ tíng court of law syn 准 準 zhǔn accurate / standard / definitely / certainly / about to become (bride, son-in-law etc) / quasi- / para- syn 亲 親 qìng parents-in-law of one's offspring syn 无辜 無辜 wú gū innocent / innocence / not guilty (law) syn 法院 fǎ yuàn court of law / court syn 违反 違反 wéi fǎn to violate (a law) syn 治安 zhì ān law and order / public security syn 判决 判決 pàn jué judgment (by a court of law) / to pass judgment on / to sentence syn 违法 違法 wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law syn 委托人 wěi tuō rén (law) client / trustor syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 裁判 cái pàn (law) to judge / to adjudicate / verdict / judgement / (sports) to referee / (sports) umpire / referee / judge syn 证物 證物 zhèng wù exhibit (law) syn 法案 fǎ àn bill / proposed law syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 逍遥法外 逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài unfettered and beyond the law (idiom) / evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law syn 逃犯 táo fàn escaped criminal / fugitive from the law syn 法则 法則 fǎ zé law / rule / code syn 殴打 毆打 ōu dǎ to beat up / to come to blows / battery (law) syn 过失 過失 guò shī error / fault / (law) negligence / delinquency syn 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 法学院 法學院 fǎ xué yuàn law school 婆婆 pó po husband's mother / mother-in-law / grandma syn 