设法 meaning in English

shèfǎ

to try; to make an attempt

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 設法14 strokes

Meaning of 设法

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shèfǎ
  1. to try
  2. to make an attempt
  3. to think of a way (to accomplish sth)

设法 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

当dāng时shí我wǒ设shè法fǎ让ràng别bié人rén听tīng得de懂dǒng我wǒ说shuō的de英yīng语yǔ。
At the time, I managed to make myself understood in English.
我wǒ们men要yào设shè法fǎ跟gēn他tā们men交jiāo流liú。
We have to try to communicate with them.
我wǒ设shè法fǎ赶gǎn上shàng了le最zuì后hòu一yī班bān火huǒ车chē。
I managed to catch the last train.
他tā设shè法fǎ及jí时shí到dào达dá那nà里lǐ了le。
He managed to get there in time.
我wǒ们men设shè法fǎ在zài她tā不bù知zhī情qíng的de情qíng况kuàng下xià把bǎ它tā拿ná回huí来lái了le。
We managed to get it back without her knowing.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

设 shè · to set up · 6 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

法 fǎ · law · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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Related words

Words that share a character with 设法.

办法bànfǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
想法xiǎngfǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
方法fāngfǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
看法kànfǎway of looking at a thing; view
做法zuòfǎway of handling sth; method for making
设计shèjìto design; to plan; design; plan
设备shèbèiequipment; facilities; installations
合法héfǎlawful; legitimate
建设jiànshèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
设立shèlìto set up; to establish
无法wúfǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎlǜlaw

Questions about 设法

What does 设法 mean?

设法 (shèfǎ) means "to try; to make an attempt" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 设法?

设法 is made of 2 characters: 设 (6 strokes), 法 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 设法 an HSK word?

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

How is 设法 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 设法 is written 設法.