one after another. ■ 他在会上的发言引起 了代表们的争论。Tā zài huìshang de fāyán yǐnqǐle
dàibiǎomen de zhēnglùn. His speech at the meeting gave rise to a debate among the delegates.
fāyánrén 发言人 N spokesperson
fāyán 发炎 [v+obj: 发 develop + 炎 inflammation] V become inflamed
fāyáng 发扬 [comp: 发 develop + 扬 unfold] V develop, carry forward ■ 希望你发扬优点，克服 缺
点。Xīwàng nǐ fāyáng yōudiǎn, kèfú quēdiǎn. I hope you will develop your strong points and
overcome your shortcomings.
fāyīn 发音 [v+obj: 发 send out + 音 sound] N pronunciation ■ 我这个字发音对不对？Wǒ zhège zì
fāyīn duì bu duì? Did I pronounce this character correctly? ■ 他中文说得很流利，虽然发音不
太好。Tā Zhōngwén shuō de hěn liúlì, suīrán fāyīn bú tài hǎo. He speaks Chinese fluently, though
his pronunciation is not too good.
fāyù 发育 [comp: 发 develop + 育 cultivate] V (of humans) develop physically
fāzhǎn 发展 [comp: 发 develop + 展 unfold] V develop ■ 经济要发展，政治要民主。Jīngjì yào
fāzhǎn, zhèngzhì yào mínzhǔ. The economy should be developed, and politics should be
democratized. ■ 公司决定发展在这个地区的业务。 Gōngsī juédìng fāzhǎn zài zhè ge dìqū de
yèwù. The company has decided to develop its business in this region. 发展中国家 fāzhǎnzhōng guójiā
developing country
fá 乏 V lack (See quēfá 缺乏.)
fá 罚 TRAD 罰 V punish, penalize ■ 他因为超速驾 车，被罚了两百块。Tā yīnwéi chāosù jiàchē, bèi fá
le liǎng bǎi kuài. He was fined 200 yuan for speeding.
fákuǎn 罚款 V & N fine, impose a fine; fine ■ 超速要 罚款。Chāosù yào fákuǎn. Speeding will be fined.
罚款单 fákuǎndān fine notice / 缴罚款 jiāo fákuǎn pay for a fine
fǎ 法 N method, law
Fǎguó 法国 [modif: 法 France + 国 state, country] N France ■ 法国是一个重要的国家。 Fǎguó shì yí
ge zhòngyào de guójiā. France is an important country.
fǎlǜ 法律 [comp: 法 law + 律 rule] N law ■ 他哥 哥在读法律，他想当律师。Tā gēge zài dú fǎlǜ, tā
xiǎng dāng lǜshī. His brother is studying law; he wants to be a lawyer. ■ 每一个公民都必须遵守
法律。Měi yí ge gōngmín dōu bìxū zūnshǒu fǎlǜ. Every citizen must obey the law. 违反法律 wéifǎn
fǎlǜ violate the law / 修改法律 xiūgǎi fǎlǜ amend a law
fǎrén 法人 [modif: 法 legal + 人 person] N legal person
Fǎwén 法文 [comp: 法 France + 文 writing] N the French language (especially the writing)
Fǎyǔ 法语 [comp: 法 France + 语 speech] N the French language ■ 她法语说得很漂亮。Tā Fǎyǔ shuō
de hěn piàoliang. She speaks French beautifully.
fǎyuàn 法院 [modif: 法 law + 院 house] N law court, court 高级人民法院 gāojí rénmín fǎyuàn Supreme
People’s Court / 中级人民法院 zhōngjí rénmín fǎyuàn Intermediate People’s Court
fān 番¹ ADJ foreign, outlandish
fānqié 番茄 [modif: 番 foreign + 茄 eggplant] N tomato (只 zhī)
fān 番² MEASURE WORD time 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì time and again
fān 翻 V turn, turn over ■ 请把书翻到二十页。 Qǐng bǎ shū fāndào èrshí yè. Please turn your books
to page twenty.
fānyì 翻译 V & N translate, interpret; translator, interpreter ■ 这位翻译中文英文都好极了。 Zhè wèi
fānyì Zhōngwén Yīngwén dōu hǎo jíle. This translator (or interpreter) has very good command of
both Chinese and English. 把 ... 翻译成 ... bǎ ... fānyì chéng ... translate ... into ... ■ 你能不能把这
封信翻译成中 文？Nǐ néng bu néng bǎ zhè fēng xìn fānyì chéng Zhōngwén? Can you translate
this letter into Chinese? 当翻译 dāng fānyì to work as a translator (or interpreter) ■ 明天有中国朋友
来参观我们工厂， 请你当翻译。Míngtiān yǒu Zhōngguó péngyou lái cānguān wǒmen
gōngchǎng, qǐng nǐ dāng fānyì. Tomorrow some Chinese friends will come to visit our factory. I’ll
ask you to act as interpreter.
fān 帆 N sail
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