执法 執法 zhí fǎ to enforce a law / law enforcement 花招 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish syn 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] 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 跆拳道 tái quán dào taekwondo (Korean martial art) 招数 招數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] syn 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest 军事法庭 軍事法庭 jūn shì fǎ tíng court-martial / military tribunal 严刑 嚴刑 yán xíng strict law / cruel punishment / to carry out cruel law rigorously syn 武林 wǔ lín martial arts (social) circles 套路 tào lù sequence of movements in martial arts / routine / pattern / standard method syn 比划 比劃 bǐ huà to gesture / to use sign language / to gesticulate / to engage in body combat or martial art / to come to blows syn 戒严 戒嚴 jiè yán to impose martial law / to impose emergency measures 起诉书 起訴書 qǐ sù shū indictment (law) / statement of charges (law) syn 武功 wǔ gōng martial art / military accomplishments / (Peking opera) martial arts feats syn 擂台 擂臺 lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring 少林 shào lín the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 武艺 武藝 wǔ yì martial art / military skill syn 习武 習武 xí wǔ to practice martial arts 王法 wáng fǎ the law / the law of the land / the law of a state (in former times) / criterion syn 以身试法 以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law 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 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art 散打 sàn dǎ mixed martial arts 飞檐走壁 飛檐走壁 fēi yán zǒu bì to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts) 练功 練功 liàn gōng to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc) syn 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 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 公司法 gōng sī fǎ corporations law / company law / corporate law 着数 著數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4] syn 尚武 shàng wǔ to promote a martial spirit / to revere military skills / warlike 武德 wǔ dé ethics (in the military or the martial arts) 习惯法 習慣法 xí guàn fǎ customary law / common law 武侠 武俠 wǔ xiá martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) / knight-errant syn 点穴 點穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4] 婆媳 pó xí mother-in-law and daughter-in-law 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 泰拳 tài quán Muay Thai - "Thai fist" - Martial Art 戎装 戎裝 róng zhuāng martial attire syn 国术 國術 guó shù martial arts syn 武侠小说 武俠小說 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō a martial arts (wuxia) novel 招式 zhāo shì (martial arts) formalized move 身法 shēn fǎ pose or motion of one's body in martial arts 出招 chū zhāo to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively) 比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows syn 中招 zhòng zhāo (martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in 周家 zhōu jiā the Zhou family (household, firm etc) / Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art 英武 yīng wǔ soldierly / martial (appearance) syn 马步 馬步 mǎ bù (martial arts) horse stance (with legs wide apart, as when riding a horse) 演武 yǎn wǔ to practice martial arts syn 招法 zhāo fǎ move (in chess or martial arts) syn 法政 fá zhèng law and government / law and politics syn 南拳 nán quán Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art) 截拳道 jié quán dào Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2] 咏春 詠春 yǒng chūn Wing Chun / same as 詠春拳|咏春拳[yong3 chun1 quan2] / Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art) 合气道 合氣道 hé qì dào aikido (Japanese martial art) / hapkido (Korean martial art) 形意拳 xíng yì quán Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art) 武 wǔ martial / military syn 李小龙 李小龍 lǐ xiǎo lóng Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert 武馆 武館 wǔ guǎn martial arts school 擂 lèi (bound form) platform for a martial art contest / Taiwan pr. [lei2] syn 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 八极拳 八極拳 bā jí quán Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art 咏春拳 詠春拳 yǒng chūn quán Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art) 二节棍 二節棍 èr jié gùn nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts) 蹲马步 蹲馬步 dùn mǎ bù to do a martial-art squat 偈 jié forceful / martial 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 条款 條款 tiáo kuǎn clause (of contract or law) / CL:項|项[xiang4] syn 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 