HSK 4 · Objects

方法 fāngfǎ “method” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 方法 means

  1. method
  2. way
  3. technique
  4. procedure

How to say 方法

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale方fāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale法fǎ3rd tone, dipping

方法 in a sentence

  1. 这是学习语言的好方法。

    Zhè shì xuéxí yǔyán de hǎo fāngfǎ.

    This is a good way to learn languages.

    Sentence #9423581 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 最好的减肥方法就是少吃多运动。

    Zuìhǎo de jiǎnféi fāngfǎ jiùshì shǎo chī duō yùndòng.

    The best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more.

    Sentence #4962386 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 请找到问题的解决方法。

    Qǐng zhǎodào wèntí de jiějué fāngfǎ.

    Please find a solution to the problem.

    Sentence #791430 from Tatoeba

How 方法 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 方 (fāng) drawn as one shape
方fāngsquare

方 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 法 (fǎ) with each of its parts in a different colour
法fǎlaw
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐ
  • 去to go away · qù

Memory aidTraditionally explained as water 氵, which always lies level and so is fair, with 去 (qù) “to remove”, driving the guilty away: law, method.

How to write 方法

方 4 strokes · 法 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

方法 (fāngfǎ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 方法 (fāngfǎ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 方法

Words with 方

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FAQs

方法 (fāngfǎ) means “method” or “way”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it fāngfǎ: fāng with a 1st tone, then fǎ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 方法 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fangfa with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 方法 from the suggestions. Typing fangfa into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
方法 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.