办法
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
办法 (bànfǎ) · way
办法 (bànfǎ) means “way; method; solution”. It is written with 2 characters: 办 (to do) + 法 (method). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 办法 is built
The characters
办 bàn · to do
What 办 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: 力 gives the meaning, 八 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
法 fǎ · method
What 法 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 去qù — to go away
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: The course 去 followed by a stream 氵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我有一个好办法。Wǒ yǒu yī gè hǎo bànfǎ.I have a good way to do it.
你有什么办法吗？Nǐ yǒu shénme bànfǎ ma?Do you have any solution?
Questions about 办法
What does 办法 mean?
办法 (bànfǎ) means “way; method; solution”.
How do you pronounce 办法?
办法 is pronounced bànfǎ.
Which HSK level is 办法?
办法 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do
- 办理bànlǐto handle
- 举办jǔbànto hold (an event)
- 办事bànshìto handle matters
- 承办chéngbànto host
- 主办zhǔbànto host
- 办公bàngōngto work, especially in an office
- 办bànto do
- 方法fāngfǎmethod
Learn 办法 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.