Chinese word dictionary

逍遥法外

xiāo yáo fǎ wài · unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large

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Simplified逍遥法外

Traditional逍遙法外

Pinyinxiāo yáo fǎ wài

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

逍xiāo

to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter

遥yáo

distant, remote

法fǎ

law, rule, statute; method, way; French

外wài

out, outside, external; foreign; in addition

How to learn 逍遥法外

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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外wài

outside; in addition; foreign; external

外边wàibian

outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home

外国wàiguó

foreign country

外面wàimiàn

outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance

办法bànfǎ

way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]

方法fāngfǎ

method; way; technique; procedure; CL:個|个[ge4]