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有方 (yǒu fāng) — (v.o.) to have the right method; to handle something properly or ably; to be on the right course

Definition

有方 means 'to handle things with the right method' — often used as a set phrase 教导有方 / 管理有方 meaning someone manages or teaches skillfully, not just adequately.

verb
(v.o.) to have the right methodto handle something properly or ablyto be on the right course

Examples

  • 有方，。
    Tā guǎn lǐ yǒu fāng, gōng sī yè jì hěn hǎo.
    He manages the company well, and the business results are good.
  • 有方，。
    Zhè wèi lǎo shī jiào dǎo yǒu fāng, xué shēng men dōu hěn xǐ huan tā.
    This teacher is very skilled at teaching, and the students really like him.
  • ，。
    Tā zài xiàng mù guǎn lǐ shàng yǒu zì jǐ de yí tào fāng, xiào lǜ hěn gāo.
    He has his own method in project management, so the efficiency is very high.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

有yǒuhave
方fāngmethod

有 (have) and 方 (method) combine to mean having the right way to act.

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
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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