伐
to cut down; to fell; to dispatch an expedition against; to attack; to boast; Taiwan pr. [fa1]
佱
old variant of 法[fa3]; law
垡
to turn the soil; upturned soil; (used in place names)
橃
large boat; old variant of 筏[fa2]
沷
to remove evil; to cleanse; to wash away
法
France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
法
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist
法
old variant of 法[fa3]; law
珐
enamel ware; cloisonne ware
发
to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)
茷
denseness of grass-foliage
鍅
francium (chemistry) (Tw)
阀
powerful individual, family or group; clique; (loanword) valve
乏人照顾
(of a person) left unattended; not cared for
乏力
lacking in strength; weak; feeble
乏善可陈
to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
伐木
to cut wood; tree-felling; lumbering
伐木工人
lumberjack; tree cutter
伐柯
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker
法事
religious ceremony; ritual
法人
legal person; corporation; see also 自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2]
法令纹
nasolabial fold; smile lines; laugh lines
法儿
way; method; means; Taiwan pr. [fa1 r5]
法制
legal system and institutions
法制日报
Legal Daily, newspaper published by PRC Ministry of Justice
法制办公室
Legislative Affairs Office, LAO (PRC)
法名
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery); same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4]
法向力
normal force (physics)
法商
'legal quotient' (LQ), a measure of one's awareness and knowledge of the law and one's standard of honorable conduct
法国人
Frenchman; French person
法国大革命
French Revolution (1789-1799)
法国梧桐
plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
法国革命
French Revolution (1789)
法塔赫
Fatah, Palestinian organization
法压壶
French press; press pot
法外
outside the law; beyond the law; extrajudicial
法子
way; method; Taiwan pr. [fa2 zi5]
法学博士
Doctor of Laws; Legum Doctor
法学士
Bachelor of Laws; Legum Baccalaureus
法学家
jurist; member of the pre-Han legalist school
法定
legal; statutory; rightful
法定代表人
(law) legal representative of a corporation (e.g. chairman of the board of a company, principal of a school etc)
法家
Legalist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Han2 Fei1] and Li Si 李斯[Li3 Si1], later adopted by Shang Yang 商鞅[Shang1 Yang1] whose reforms helped establish the supremacy of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin1 dai4] (221-207 BC)
法宝
Buddha's teaching; Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc; (Daoism) magic weapon; talisman; fig. specially effective device; magic wand
法师
one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
法币
Fabi, first currency issued by the 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] in 1935, in use until 1948
法库
Faku county in Shenyang 沈陽|沈阳, Liaoning
法库县
Faku county in Shenyang 沈陽|沈阳, Liaoning
法式色拉酱
French dressing; vinaigrette
法律
law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
法律制裁
legal sanction; prescribed punishment; punishable by law
法律约束力
legal force (i.e. binding in law)
法律责任
legal responsibility; liability
法拉
farad, SI unit of electrical capacitance (loanword)
法拉盛
Flushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York City
法拉第
Faraday (name); Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity
法新社
Agence France Presse; AFP news agency
法会
(Buddhist) religious assembly
法治
rule of law; to rule by law
法治建设
legislation; constructing legal institutions
法海
Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳
法源
Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism); source of the law
法源寺
Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing
法尔卡什
Farkas (Hungarian name)
法理
legal principle; jurisprudence
法相宗
Yogācāra school of Buddhism; Dharma-character school of Buddhism
法码
variant of 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3]
法筵
the seat of the Law, on which the one who explains the doctrine is seated (Buddhism)
法纪
law and order; rules and discipline
法网
the net of justice; rigorous process of the law; the long arm of the law
法网灰灰,疏而不漏
The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.
法网难逃
it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
法线
normal line to a surface
法耶德
Fayed (name); Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed (1933-), controversial Egyptian-born businessman and philanthropist, owner of Harrods (London) and Fulham football club
法兹鲁拉
Maulana Fazlullah, Pakistan Taleban leader
法兰克
the Franks (Germanic people who arrived in Europe from 600 AD and took over France)
法兰克林
Franklin (name); Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
法兰克福汇报
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
法兰克福证券交易所
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)
法兰克福车展
the Frankfurt Motor Show
法兰德斯
Flanders, region (state) of Belgium 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
法兰斯
France (phonetic transliteration)
法兰绒
flannel (loanword); Taiwan pr. [fa4 lan2 rong2]
法兰西斯·培根
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
法兰西斯·斐迪南
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
法号
name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)
法衣
robe of a Buddhist priest; ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest; robe of a judge, nun, priest etc; cassock; vestment
法制晚报
Lawcourt evening news, offshoot of 北京年青报 specialising in legal news, www.fawan.com
法赫德
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
法轮
the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism
法轮功
Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government)
法轮大法
another name for 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 Gong1]
法轮常转
the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
法办
to bring to justice; to punish according to the law
法医
forensic investigator; forensic detective
法门
gate to enlightment (Buddhism); Buddhism; way; method; (old) south gate of a palace
法隆寺
Hōryūji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代 (c. 600)
法马
variant of 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3]
法马古斯塔
Famagusta (Ammochostos), Cyprus
法鲁克
Farouk of Egypt (1920-1965), king of Egypt 1936-1952
发交
to issue and deliver (to people)
发人深省
to provide food for thought (idiom); thought-provoking
发人深醒
variant of 發人深省|发人深省[fa1 ren2 shen1 xing3]
发件人
sender (of mail); From: (email header)
发布
to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 發布|发布[fa1 bu4]
发布会
news conference; briefing
发作
to flare up; to break out
发光二极管
light-emitting diode; LED
发光二极体
light-emitting diode (LED) (Tw)
发兵
to dispatch an army; to send troops
发冷
to feel a chill (as an emotional response); to feel cold (as a clinical symptom)
发出
to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
发出指示
to issue instructions
发刊
to publish; to put out (a document)
发刊词
foreword; preface (to a publication)
发动
to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse
发动机
engine; motor; CL:臺|台[tai2]
发卡
to issue a card; (slang) to reject a guy or a girl; to chuck
发呆
to stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
发问
to question; to ask; to raise a question
发嘘声
to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
发回
to send back; to return
发奋
to make an effort; to push for sth; to work hard
发奋图强
to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better; to pull one's socks up
发奋有为
to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
发好人卡
(slang) to reject sb (by labeling them a 'nice guy')
发家
to lay down a family fortune; to get rich; to become prosperous
发射
to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission
发射场
launchpad; launching site
发射机应答器
transponder; electronic device that responds to a radio code
发射站
launch pad (for rocket or projectile)
发展
development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
发展中
developing; under development; in the pipeline
发展商
(real estate etc) developer
发展研究中心
Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
发布
to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute
发布会
news conference; briefing
发帖
to post (an item on a forum)
发急
to fret; to get impatient; to become anxious
发怵
to feel terrified; to grow apprehensive
发情
oestrus (sexual receptivity in female mammals)
发情期
the breeding season (zool.); oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals)
发想
to come up with an idea; generation of ideas; inspiration
发愁
to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad
发慌
to become agitated; to feel nervous
发愤
to make a determined effort
发愤图强
to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
发愤忘食
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
发憷
variant of 發怵|发怵[fa1 chu4]
发抖
to tremble; to shake; to shiver
发掘
to excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into
发扬
to develop; to make full use of
发扬光大
to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development
发扬踔厉
to be full of vigor (idiom)
发扬蹈厉
see 發揚踔厲|发扬踔厉[fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4]
发挥
to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
发改委
abbr. for 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会, PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003
发放
to provide; to give; to grant
发散
to disperse; to diverge
发明
to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4]
发明创造
to invent and innovate; inventions and innovations
发暗
to darken; to become tarnished
发案
occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act); to take place; to occur; to advertise freelance work
发条
spring; coil spring (spiral spring used to power clockwork)
发榜
to publish a roll-call of successful candidates
发横财
to make easy money; to make a fortune; to line one's pockets
发毛
to rant and rave; to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect)
发泡
fizzy; sparkling (drink)
发泡剂
foaming agent; blowing agent
发泡胶
expanded polystyrene (EPS); styrofoam
发泄
to give vent to (one's feelings)
发源
to rise; to originate; source; derivation
发源地
place of origin; birthplace; source
发火
to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate; to get angry
发炎
to become inflamed; inflammation
发热
to have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat
发热伴血小板减少综合征
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
发烧
to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
发牢骚
to whine; to be grouchy
发现号
Space Shuttle Discovery
发球
to serve the ball; to tee off
发生
to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
发生关系
to have sexual relations with sb; to have dealings with
发病
onset; outbreak (of a disease)
发病率
incidence of a disease; disease rate
发痛
to ache; to be sore; to feel painful
发疯
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
发白
to turn pale; to lose color; to go white
发直
to stare; to look blank; to be fixed (of eyes)
发短信
to text; to send SMS messages
发神经
(coll.) to go crazy; to lose it; demented; unhinged
发祥
to give rise to (sth good); to emanate from
发祥地
the birthplace (of sth good); the cradle (e.g. of art)
发票
invoice; receipt or bill for purchase
发福
to put on weight; to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)
发稿时
time of publication; at the time of going to press
发窘
to feel embarrassment; disconcerted; embarrassed
发端
beginning; origin; to originate; to initiate
发笑
to burst out laughing; to laugh
发红
to turn red; to blush; to flush
发绀
cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)
发给
to issue; to grant; to distribute
发声
vocal; sound; sound production; to utter; to give voice
发声器官
vocal organs; vocal cords
发聋振聩
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
发育
to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature
发育期
puberty; period of development
发育生物学
developmental biology
发胖
to put on weight; to get fat
发脆
to become brittle; to become crisp
发落
to deal with (an offender)
发蔫
to wilt; to droop; to appear listless
发虚
to feel weak; to be diffident
发号施令
to boss people around (idiom)
发行
to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film)
发行备忘录
offering memorandum (for public stock issue); publication memorandum
发行红利股
a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment)
发行额
(periodical) circulation
发觉
to become aware; to detect; to realize; to perceive
发言
to make a speech; statement; utterance; CL:個|个[ge4]
发言中肯
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
发誓
to vow; to pledge; to swear
发语词
form word; in classical Chinese, first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function
发语辞
literary auxiliary particle, comes at the beginning of a sentence
发财致富
to become rich; enrichment
发财车
(Tw) mini truck; Kei truck
发货
to dispatch; to send out goods
发贴
to stick sth up (on the wall); to post (on a noticeboard or website)
发起
to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
发起人
proposer; initiator; founding member
发迹
to make one's mark; to go up in the world; to make one's fortune
发车
departure (of a coach or train); to dispatch a vehicle
发轫
to set (sth) afoot; to initiate; beginning; origin; commencement
发软
to weaken; to go soft (at the knees)
发送
to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential)
发送功率
transmission power; output power
发运
(of goods) to dispatch; shipment; shipping
发达
developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop
发配
to send away to serve a penal sentence
发酵
to ferment; fermentation
发难
to rise in revolt; to raise difficult questions
发电
to generate electricity; to send a telegram
发电机
electricity generator; dynamo
发电站
electricity generating station; power station
发电量
(generated) electrical energy
发音
to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound
发音器官
vocal organs; vocal cords
发音体
sound producing object (soundboard, vibrating string, membrane etc)
发飘
to feel light, as if floating; to feel unstable
发飙
to flip out; to act out violently
发面
to leaven dough; to make bread
砝码
standard weight (used on a balance scale)
罚俸
to forfeit one's salary
罚则
penal provision; penalty
罚半蹲
to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward
罚单
violation ticket; infringement notice
罚款
to fine; penalty; fine (monetary)
罚球
penalty shot; penalty kick (in sports)
罚站
to be made to stand still as a punishment
罚跪
to punish by protracted kneeling
罚酒
to drink as the result of having lost a bet
酦酵
variant of 發酵|发酵[fa1 jiao4]
发冠卷尾
(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
发型
hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo
发小
(dialect) close childhood friend whom one grew up with; a couple who grew up as childhood friends
发小儿
erhua variant of 髮小|发小[fa4 xiao3]
发廊
hair salon; hairdresser's shop; CL:家[jia1],間|间[jian1]
发式
hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo
发指眦裂
hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged; in a towering rage
发卷
hair roller; curl (of hair)
发菜
long thread moss (Nostoc flagelliforme), an edible algae; also called faat choy or hair moss
发髻
hair worn in a bun or coil