千方百计

千方百計

qiānfāng-bǎijì

idiom HSK 7-9 #22,344

Meanings

Literally 'a thousand methods and a hundred plans' - by every possible means

HSK 3

他千方百计地想找到那本书。

Tā qiānfāng-bǎijì de xiǎng zhǎodào nà běn shū.

He tried every possible way to find that book.

HSK 7-9

警方千方百计追踪嫌疑人的下落。

Jǐngfāng qiānfāng-bǎijì zhuīzōng xiányírén de xiàluò.

The police left no stone unturned tracking down the suspect.

usage

千方百计 often appears before a verb with 地, emphasizing exhaustive effort. It can be used positively (determination) or negatively (scheming).

千 qiān

方 fāng

百 bǎi

计 jì