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提法 (tí fǎ) — formulation, wording, the way something is expressed

Definition

A formal, written noun meaning the 'way something is phrased or worded' — refers to a specific formulation or expression, not just 'words' generally. Common in academic, political, or official contexts.

noun
formulationwordingthe way something is expressed

Examples

  • 提法。
    Zhè ge tí fǎ tīng qǐ lái hěn zhèng shì.
    This wording sounds very formal.
  • 提法。
    Tā duì zhè ge tí fǎ zuò chū le xiū gǎi.
    He made modifications to this formulation.
  • ，提法。
    Zài huì yì shàng, nà ge tí fǎ bèi dà jiā jiē shòu le.
    At the meeting, that formulation was accepted by everyone.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

提típut forward
法fǎway

“提” suggests putting forward and “法” means way, together naming the way something is put.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé法fǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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