想方设法 meaning in English

xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ

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

HSK 7-9Traditional 想方設法31 strokes

Meaning of 想方设法

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xiǎngfāngshèfǎ

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她tā想xiǎng方fāng设shè法fǎ以yǐ一yī己jǐ之zhī力lì完wán成chéng了le工gōng作zuò。

She managed to finish the work on her own.

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Words that share a character with 想方设法.

地方	dìfang	region; regional (away from the central administration)
办法	bànfǎ	way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
想法	xiǎngfǎ	way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
方法	fāngfǎ	method; way; technique; procedure
想到	xiǎngdào	to think of; to call to mind
方向	fāngxiàng	direction; orientation
想起	xiǎngqǐ	to recall; to think of
方面	fāngmiàn	respect; aspect
方便	fāngbiàn	convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy
看法	kànfǎ	way of looking at a thing; view
理想	lǐxiǎng	an ideal; a dream
南方	nánfāng	south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of

What does 想方设法 mean?

想方设法 (xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ) means "to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other".

How do you write 想方设法?

想方设法 is made of 4 characters: 想 (13 strokes), 方 (4 strokes), 设 (6 strokes), 法 (8 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.

Is 想方设法 an HSK word?

Yes. 想方设法 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 想方设法 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 想方设法 is written 想方設法.