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Legal in Chinese

legal · HSK 5

合法 hé fǎ

  1. 合 hé to close
  2. 法 fǎ law

这样做完全合法。 Doing it this way is completely legal.

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How do you say legal in Chinese?

Legal in Chinese is 合法 (hé fǎ). You can also say 法定 (fǎ dìng).

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