Word information
Simplified贪赃枉法
Traditional貪贓枉法
Pinyintān zāng wǎng fǎ
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贪赃枉法
tān zāng wǎng fǎ · corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
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办法bànfǎ
way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
方法fāngfǎmethod; way; technique; procedure; CL:個|个[ge4]
法fǎFrance; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]; law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1]); old variant of 法[fa3]; law; variant of 法[fa3]
法律fǎlǜlaw; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
看法kànfǎway of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]
说法shuōfǎto expound Buddhist teachings