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Definition(s) for: 约法三章

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
约法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng - to agree on three laws (idiom)
- three-point covenant
- (fig.) preliminary agreement
- basic rules

List Ranking for: 约法三章

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 36,090 54,454 63,508

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
约 yāo- to weigh in a balance or on a scale
约 yuē- to make an appointment
- to invite
- approximately
- pact
- treaty
- to economize
- to restrict
- to reduce (a fraction)
- concise
法 fǎ- France
- French
- abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]
- Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
法 fǎ- law
- method
- way
- to emulate
- (Buddhism) dharma
- (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists
- (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
法 fǎ- variant of 法[fa3]
法 fǎ- old variant of 法[fa3]
- law
三 sān- surname San
三 sān- three
- 3
章 zhāng- surname Zhang
章 zhāng- chapter
- section
- clause
- movement (of symphony)
- seal
- badge
- regulation
- order

Other Words Containing 约法三章

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
约法三章 - - 36,090 54,454 63,508