想方设法 (想方設法)
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
Pinyin

Definition

想方设法 (想方設法)
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xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. to try this, that and the other

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

想
xiǎng
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to suppose
  4. 4 to wish
  5. 5 to want
  6. 6 to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
法
fǎ
  1. 1 variant: 法 fǎ
何方
hé fāng
  1. 1 where?
做法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 way of handling sth
  2. 2 method for making
  3. 3 work method
  4. 4 recipe
  5. 5 practice
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive

Idioms (20)

一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law

Sample Sentences

I played a bit. Actually, a lot of people go to Macao not planning to gamble. But in the end, they do. Because the big casinos usually have really fancy hotels. The room fees are very cheap, and you can convert them into chips. Basically, they're always trying to think of ways to get you hooked and make you gamble. If you don't have strong self-discipline, and you get addicted to gambling, I bet even you and your family's safety wouldn't be enough to get you to stop.
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中央没有忘记这个地方，一定把因灾受伤的群众解救出来。公路不通，我们就用飞机把伤员运出去，进行救治。现在我们正在想方设法，调运飞机。今天上午已经运出五十多名。我们还要加大运量，使更多的伤员得到救治。另外我们在组织施工力量，来打通公路，使灾区的恢复重建工作能够顺利进行。
Zhōngyāng méiyǒu wàngjì zhè ge dìfang ，yīdìng bǎ yīn zāi shòushāng de qúnzhòng jiějiù chūlai 。gōnglù bùtōng ，wǒmen jiù yòng fēijī bǎ shāngyuán yùn chūqù ，jìnxíng jiùzhì 。xiànzài wǒ men zhèngzài xiǎngfāngshèfǎ ，diàoyùn fēijī 。jīntiānshàngwǔ yǐjīng yùn chū wǔshí duō míng 。wǒmen hái yào jiādà yùnliàng ，shǐ gèng duō de shāngyuán dédào jiùzhì 。lìngwài wǒ men zài zǔzhī shīgōng lìliang ，lái dǎ tōng gōnglù ，shǐ zāiqū de huīfù chòngjiàn gōngzuò nénggòu shùnlì jìnxíng 。
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