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法律 fǎlǜ “law” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 法律 means

  1. law

Measure word 条 tiáo or 套 tào · 一条法律 yì tiáo fǎlǜ

How to say 法律

    法律 in a sentence

    1. 你必须遵守法律。

      Nǐ bìxū zūnshǒu fǎlǜ.

      You must obey the law.

      Sentence #2035070 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    2. 法律面前人人平等。

      Fǎlǜ miànqián rénrén píngděng.

      Everyone is equal before the law.

      Sentence #482701 from Tatoeba

    3. 这条法律依然有效。

      Zhè tiáo fǎlǜ yīrán yǒuxiào.

      This law is still in effect.

      Sentence #2333764 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    How 法律 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 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.

    The character 律 (lǜ) with each of its parts in a different colour
    律lǜlaw
    • 彳step · chì
    • 聿brush · yù

    How to write 法律

    法 8 strokes · 律 9 strokes

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

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

    Words related to 法律

    Words with 法

    办法bànfǎ · method法fǎ · law看法kànfǎ · way of looking at a thing语法yǔfǎ · grammar方法fāngfǎ · method无法wúfǎ · to be unable to合法héfǎ · lawful法院fǎyuàn · court of law法人fǎrén · legal entity非法fēifǎ · illegal

    Words with 律

    律师lǜshī · lawyer纪律jìlǜ · discipline规律guīlǜ · rule (e.g. of science)一律yílǜ · without exception旋律xuánlǜ · melody

    More words: School, Work & Culture

    招聘zhāopìn · to invite applications for a job职业zhíyè · occupation作家zuòjiā · writer表演biǎoyǎn · to perform功夫gōngfu · time and effort规定guīdìng · to stipulate国籍guójí · nationality京剧Jīngjù · Beijing opera

    FAQs

    法律 (fǎlǜ) means “law”. It is an HSK 4 word.
    Say it fǎlǜ: fǎlǜ. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    Yes. 法律 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
    Use 条 (tiáo) or 套 (tào). For example, one law is 一条法律 (yì tiáo fǎlǜ).
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type falu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 法律 from the suggestions. Typing falu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    法律 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.