# 依法 (yīfǎ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 依法 (yīfǎ) means “according to law; legally”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: according to law; legally
- Pinyin: yīfǎ (yi1 fa3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 每个公民都要依法纳税。
  Měi gè gōngmín dōu yào yīfǎ nàshuì.
  Every citizen must pay taxes according to law.

## Characters

- [依](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-depend-on/) (yī): to depend on; to comply with
- [法](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-law/) (fǎ): law; method

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-fa-according-law/

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