依法

yīfǎ

adverb HSK 7-9 #16,916

Meanings

HSK 5

政府依法管理社会。

Zhèngfǔ yīfǎ guǎnlǐ shèhuì.

The government manages society according to law.

HSK 5

他将被依法处理。

Tā jiāng bèi yīfǎ chǔlǐ.

He will be dealt with according to law.

HSK 7-9

公民应该依法纳税。

Gōngmín yīnggāi yīfǎ nàshuì.

Citizens should pay taxes according to law.

usage

依法治国 (yī fǎ zhì guó, rule the country by law) is a major political phrase in China. 依法 is formal/legal language.

依 yī

法 fǎ