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办法

bàn fǎ · ban fa

Traditional 辦法

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 条 tiáo, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. means
  2. method
  3. way (of doing sth)
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In a conversation

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The stuck jar

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)瓶子(píngzi)打不开(dǎbùkāi)！

    This jar won't open!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)没(méi)办法(bànfǎ)。

    I have no idea what to do either.

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)办法(bànfǎ)了(le)！用(yòng)热水(rèshuǐ)！

    I have an idea! Use hot water!

  4. Liangliang

    热水(rèshuǐ)也(yě)没用(méiyòng)。

    Hot water doesn't help either.

  5. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)办法(bànfǎ)：请(qǐng)琦琦(qíqí)来(lái)。

    There's another way: ask Qiqi to come.

  6. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)转(zhuǎn)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    You turned it the wrong way.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)有(yǒu)办(bàn)法(fǎ)自(zì)己(jǐ)把(bǎ)问(wèn)题(tí)解(jiě)决(jué)了(le)。

Tom was able to solve the problem by himself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

别(bié)着(zháo)急(jí)，我(wǒ)们(men)一(yí)定(dìng)能(néng)想(xiǎng)出(chū)办(bàn)法(fǎ)来(lái)的(de)。

Don't worry, we'll definitely be able to come up with a way.

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办
bàn

to do; to manage

法
fǎ

law; method

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