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法子

fǎ zi · fa zi

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Meaning

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  1. way
  2. method
  3. Taiwan pr. [fá zi]
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The stuck jar lid

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)瓶盖(pínggài)打不开(dǎbùkāi)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)法子(fǎzi)吗(ma)？

    This lid won't open. Do you have any ideas?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)个(gè)法子(fǎzi)，用(yòng)热水(rèshuǐ)烫(tàng)一下(yīxià)。

    I have a trick: heat it with hot water.

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)法子(fǎzi)有用(yǒuyòng)吗(ma)？

    Does this trick work?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，打开(dǎkāi)了(le)！

    Look, it is open!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)，我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)就(jiù)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    But it's empty inside. I finished it yesterday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)法(fǎ)子(zi)听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)不(bú)错(cuò)，我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)试(shì)试(shi)。

This method sounds good; we can give it a try.

02

他(tā)想(xiǎng)不(bu)出(chū)别(bié)的(de)法(fǎ)子(zi)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)先(xiān)回(huí)家(jiā)。

He couldn't think of any other way, so he had no choice but to go home first.

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