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合法

hé fǎ · he fa

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. lawful
  2. legitimate
  3. legal

In a sentence

2 examples
01

自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē)在(zài)汽(qì)车(chē)的(de)右(yòu)侧(cè)行(xíng)驶(shǐ)是(shì)不(bù)合(hé)法(fǎ)的(de)。

Bicycles traveling to the right of automobiles is illegal.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by yujiang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)的(de)行(xíng)为(wéi)完(wán)全(quán)合(hé)法(fǎ)。

Your conduct is perfectly legal.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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合
gě

100 ml; one-tenth of a peck

法
fǎ

law; method

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