方法 fāngfǎ — method, way (of doing something)
fāngfǎ (first tone, high and level)fang1fa3
method, way (of doing something)
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 种Measure word 个
Meanings
method, way (of doing something)
方, a way or direction, and 法, a rule or technique — together the systematic how of a task, closer to "method" than to 办法, the improvised fix for a problem already in front of you. 学习方法 is how one studies in general; 办法 is what gets you out of tomorrow’s exam.
noun
Example sentences
- 每个人学习汉语的方法都不一样。每個人學習漢語的方法都不一樣。Měi (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) xuéxí (second tone, rising) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) fāngfǎ (first tone, high and level) dōu (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling) yíyàng. (second tone, rising)···
Everyone has a different method for learning Chinese.
- 老师教了我们一个学习的好方法。老師教了我們一個學習的好方法。Lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) jiāole (first tone, high and level) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) xuéxí (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) hǎo (third tone, dipping) fāngfǎ. (first tone, high and level)···
The teacher taught us a good method for studying.
Common mistakes
Not quite我没有方法，不知道怎么办。
Correct我没有办法，不知道怎么办。
办法 is the word for a way out of a problem right now; 方法 is a general technique. Someone stuck asks for 办法, not 方法.