想方设法 xiǎngfāngshèfǎ
To think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other†
What 想方设法 means
- To think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means†
- to try this, that and the other†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 想方设法, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 想方设法 mean in English?
想方设法 is pronounced xiǎngfāngshèfǎ and means To think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means, to try this, that and the other †.
How do you pronounce 想方设法?
想方设法 is xiǎngfāngshèfǎ in pinyin — written xiangfangshefa without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 想方设法?
想方设法 is written with 4 characters: 想 (xiǎng) Think (want to- to miss), 方 (fāng) Direction (side - square - just), 设 (shè) Set up (establish - found - arrange - display), 法 (fǎ) Law (method). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 想方设法 written in traditional Chinese?
想方設法. The simplified form 想方设法 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 想方設法 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiǎngfāngshèfǎ.
Is 想方设法 an HSK word?
Yes — 想方设法 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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