作法 (zuò fǎ) — Dao. resort to magic arts; legislate; make laws; way of doing/making sth.; method/style; course of action; practice
Definition
Two distinct senses share this spelling: in Daoist usage, 'to perform magic/rituals' (见例2); in general usage, 'a method, practice, or course of action' (见例1), or 'to legislate' (见例3). Tone/sense must be read from context.
verb
Dao. resort to magic artslegislatemake lawsway of doing/making sth.method/stylecourse of actionpractice
Examples
- 作法。Zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ zài mín jiān hěn cháng jiàn.This kind of practice is very common among the people.
- 。Nà wèi dào shi zài miào lǐ zuò le yí cì fǎ.That Taoist priest performed a magic ritual at the temple.
- 作法。Quán guó rén dà zhèng zài zuò fǎ xīn de jīng jì fǎ guī.The National People's Congress is legislating new economic regulations.
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