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设
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To think up every possible method (idiom) in Chinese: 想方设法 (xiǎng fāng shè fǎ)

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ

to think up every possible method (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 想方設法1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 2to try this, that and the other

Stroke order

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想
方
设
法

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤˇ

xiǎng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄈㄤ

fāng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄕㄜˋ

shè

ㄕ/ shㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄈㄚˇ

fǎ

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

想方设法

Simplified

想方設法

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他想方设法帮我解决了难题。

    tā xiǎng fāng shè fǎ bāng wǒ jiě jué le nán tí。

    He did everything possible to help me solve the problem.

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Related words

想

xiǎng

to think (about)

方

fāng

square

法

fǎ

law

设

shè

to set up

办法

bàn fǎ

means

北方

běi fāng

north

地方

dì fāng

region

方便

fāng biàn

convenient

法律

fǎ lǜ

law

方法

fāng fǎ

method

方面

fāng miàn

respect

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

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