Definition & Meaning

1.be modeled on; do as someone else has done

2.prepare herbal medicine by the prescribed method

3.refer to 炮制

Word usage

rú fǎ páo zhì

如 法 炮 制

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1
slderogmetabe modeled on; do as someone else has done
- tā rú fǎ páo zhì tōu zǒu le nà ge rén kǒu dai lǐ de qián bāo
  他如法炮制偷走了那个人口袋里的钱包。
  He followed a set pattern and took away the wallet from the pocket of that person.
synonym
zhào māo huà hǔ照猫画虎 yī yàng hú lu依样葫芦 zhào hǔ huà māo照虎画猫
antonym
bié jù yī gé别具一格 bié chū xīn cái别出心裁 dú jù jiàng xīn独具匠心 dú pì xī jìng独辟蹊径 bié jù jiàng xīn别具匠心 bù luò kē jiù不落窠臼
2
slprepare herbal medicine by the prescribed method
- tā rú fǎ páo zhì xiě le yī piān wén zhāng chū lái
  他如法炮制写了一篇文章出来。
  He did the same and wrote an article.
synonym
zhào māo huà hǔ照猫画虎 yī yàng hú lu依样葫芦 zhào hǔ huà māo照虎画猫
antonym
bié jù yī gé别具一格 bié chū xīn cái别出心裁 dú pì xī jìng独辟蹊径 bié jù jiàng xīn别具匠心 dú chū xīn cái独出心裁 bù luò kē jiù不落窠臼 zì chū jī zhù自出机杼
3
refer to 炮制

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"炮" cannot be pronounced as "pào" in "如法炮制".

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