法案
fǎ àn
Pinyin

Definition

法案
 - 
fǎ àn
  1. bill
  2. proposed law

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

法
fǎ
  1. 1 variant of 法[fǎ]
做法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 way of handling sth
  2. 2 method for making
  3. 3 work method
  4. 4 recipe
  5. 5 practice
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
想法
xiǎng fǎ
  1. 1 way of thinking
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 notion
  4. 4 to think of a way (to do sth)
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
案
àn
  1. 1 (legal) case
  2. 2 incident
  3. 3 record
  4. 4 file
  5. 5 table
没法
méi fǎ
  1. 1 at a loss
  2. 2 unable to do anything about it
  3. 3 to have no choice
法国
Fǎ guó
  1. 1 France
  2. 2 French
法律
fǎ lu:4
  1. 1 law
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
无法
wú fǎ
  1. 1 unable
  2. 2 incapable
看法
kàn fǎ
  1. 1 way of looking at a thing
  2. 2 view
  3. 3 opinion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
答案
dá àn
  1. 1 answer
  2. 2 solution
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
说法
shuō fǎ
  1. 1 to expound Buddhist teachings
办法
bàn fǎ
  1. 1 means
  2. 2 method
  3. 3 way (of doing sth)
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo],個|个[gè]
魔法
mó fǎ
  1. 1 enchantment
  2. 2 magic
不法
bù fǎ
  1. 1 lawless
  2. 2 illegal
  3. 3 unlawful
佛法
fó fǎ
  1. 1 Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
  2. 2 Buddhist doctrine
作案
zuò àn
  1. 1 to commit a crime
作法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 course of action
  2. 2 method of doing sth
  3. 3 practice
  4. 4 modus operandi
依法
yī fǎ
  1. 1 legal (proceedings)
  2. 2 according to law
备案
bèi àn
  1. 1 to put on record
  2. 2 to file

Idioms (20)

以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
  1. 1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
  1. 1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow a set pattern
就地正法
jiù dì zhèng fǎ
  1. 1 to execute on the spot (idiom); summary execution
  2. 2 to carry out the law on the spot
徇私枉法
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
  1. 1 to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. 1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 2 to try this, that and the other
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
  1. 1 to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ
  1. 1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
  1. 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
法网难逃
fǎ wǎng nán táo
  1. 1 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
法轮常转
Fǎ lún cháng zhuàn
  1. 1 the Wheel turns constantly (idiom); Buddhist teaching will overcome everything
无法无天
wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick
  2. 2 undisciplined and out of control

Sample Sentences

这件事起因是参议院对预算问题有不同意见，没办法通过拨款法案。
zhè jiàn shì qǐyīn shì cānyìyuàn duì yùsuàn wèntí yǒu bùtóng yìjiàn ，méi bànfǎ tōngguò bōkuǎn fǎàn 。
The shutdown began because of different opinions on the yearly budget in the Senate, and they failed to pass the appropriation bill.
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大家好，首先这是一个很复杂的问题。2010年3月23日，美国总统奥巴马在白宫签署了医疗保险改革法案，是奥巴马政府最重要的立法成果之一。被称为美国社会保障体系45年来最大变革，对个人、企业和政府都将产生深远的影响。
dàjiā hǎo ，shǒuxiān zhè shì yī gè hěn fùzá de wèntí 。èr líng yī líng nián sānyuè èrshísān rì ，Měiguo zǒngtǒng àobāmǎ zài báigōng qiānshǔ le yīliáo bǎoxiǎn gǎigé fǎàn ，shì Àobāmǎ zhèngfǔ zuì zhòngyào de lìfǎ chéngguǒ zhīyī 。bèichēngwéi Měiguó shèhuì bǎozhàng tǐxì sìshíwǔ nián lái zuìdà biàngé ，duì gèrén 、qǐyè hé zhèngfǔ dōu jiāng chǎnshēng shēnyuǎn de yǐngxiǎng 。
Hello everyone. First of all, this is a very complicated issue. On March 23, 2010, U.S. President Obama signed a healthcare insurance reform bill at the White House. It is one of the most important legislative achievements of Obama's government. It is called the greatest transformation in 45 years to the U.S. social security system. It has produced far-reaching effects on the individual, businesses and the government.
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奥巴马医改法案的主要目标是什么呢？
Àobāmǎ yīgǎi fǎàn de zhǔyào mùbiāo shì shénme ne ？
What is the main objective of Obama's healthcare reform bill?
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听起来挺不错的。据我所知，医疗改革一直是美国民众的焦点，也是一个历史性的问题。但是奥巴马的法案其实并没有得到大力的支持，而是引起了许多争议，是吗？
tīng qǐlai tǐng bùcuò de 。jùwǒsuǒzhī ，yīliáo gǎigé yīzhí shì Měiguó mínzhòng de jiāodiǎn ，yě shì yī gè lìshǐ xìng de wèntí 。dànshì Àobāmǎ de fǎàn qíshí bìng méiyǒu dédào dàlì de zhīchí ，érshì yǐnqǐ le xǔduō zhēngyì ，shìma ？
It sounds quite good. According to my knowlege, healthcare reform has been a central issue for the American people and is a historical issue. But actually Obama's bill did not receive energetic support, rather it caused several controversies, right?
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