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 检测 檢測 jiǎn cè to detect / to test / detection / sensing 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 侦察 偵察 zhēn chá to investigate a crime / to scout / to reconnoiter / reconnaissance / detection / a scout 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 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 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 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 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 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 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] 探雷 tàn léi to detect mines / mine detection syn 金属探伤 金屬探傷 jīn shǔ tàn shāng metal crack detection 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method 检测限度 jiǎn cè xiàn duó limit of detection / minimum detectable level / limit of detectability / detection limit / detection threshold 蒸气采集箱 蒸氣采集箱 vapour-collection box / vapour concentrator / suction box 采气箱 采氣箱 vapour-collection box / vapour concentrator / suction box 爆炸物蒸气探测 爆炸物蒸氣探測 explosive vapour detection 探雷犬嗅探 tàn léi quǎn xiù tàn mine dog detection / dog detection 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 化学气相沉积 化學氣相沉積 huà xué qì xiāng chén jī chemical vapour deposition 饱和蒸气压 飽和蒸氣壓 bǎo hé zhēng qì yā saturation vapour pressure 铜蒸汽激光 tóng zhēng qì jī guāng copper vapour laser / copper laser 原子蒸气激光同位素分离 atomic vapour laser isotope separation 蒸气释放速率 vapour release rate 蒸气压缩 vapour compression 加油站蒸气的回收 recovery of service station vapour 雷德蒸汽压 Reid vapour pressure 铷气磁强计 銣气磁強計 rú qì cí qiǎng jì rubidium-vapour magnetometer 水蒸气的流入 水蒸氣的流入 inflow of water vapour 水汽连续吸收 水汽連續吸收 shuǐ qì lián xù xī shōu water vapour continuum 汽压 汽壓 vapour pressure 采气管 采氣管 vapour-concentrator tube / air-sample collection tube / sample tube / sniffer tube 铯气磁强计 銫气磁強計 sè qì cí qiǎng jì cesium-vapour magnetometer / cesium magnetometer 丙烯腈蒸气 丙烯腈蒸氣 acrylonitrile vapour 平衡管道蒸气回收系统 平衡管道蒸氣回收系統 balance vapour recovery system 蒸气除油 蒸氣除油 vapour degreasing 