佛法

fófǎ
noun #48,503

Meanings

  1. 1 the Dharma; the Buddha's teaching
  2. 2 the Buddha's power

Examples

HSK 3
Tā niánqīng shí jiù kāishǐ xuéxí fófǎ.
He began studying the Buddhist teachings when he was young.
HSK 7-9
Zài Rúlái de fófǎ miànqián, Sūn Wùkōng yě wúnéng-wéilì.
Before the Buddha's power, even Sun Wukong was helpless.

Tips

culture
Buddhists take refuge in the Three Jewels: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 and the monastic community 僧. 佛法 is the teaching itself; the saying 佛法无边 'the Buddha's power is boundless' uses the second sense.

Stroke Order

佛 Fó
法 fǎ