地方法

dìfāngfǎ

noun

Meanings

1 local law
2 local regulations (as opposed to national law)

Characters

region / direction

Examples

地方法不得与国家法律相抵触。

Dìfāngfǎ bùdé yǔ guójiā fǎlǜ xiāng dǐchù.

Local laws must not conflict with national law.

各省可以根据本地情况制定地方法规。

Gè shěng kěyǐ gēnjù běndì qíngkuàng zhìdìng dìfāng fǎguī.

Each province may formulate local regulations based on local conditions.

Tips

usage

Short for 地方法律 / 地方法规. Often confused in reading with 地方法院 (local court) — context tells you which: 地方法院 ends in 院; a bare 地方法 is the law itself.

Stroke Order

地 dì

方 fāng

法 fǎ