方法 (fāng fǎ) — method in Mandarin
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#374 most common word · HSK 4 · CEFR B1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
方法 is pronounced fāng fǎ. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhè shì yī ge hǎo fāngfǎ.
This is a good method.
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What does 方法 mean?+
方法 (fāng fǎ) means "method" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 方法?+
方法 is pronounced fāng fǎ. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 方法 in Mandarin?+
方法 is the #374 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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