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變法

简变法 · 繁變法

Mandarin · pinyin biàn fǎ

to change the laws
political reform
unconventional method

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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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4–3 · bian4 fa3

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to undergo administrative change; to undergo political change
(colloquial) to use an unconventional method; to try a different way

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