想方设法

想方設法

xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ

idiom HSK 7-9 #9,795

Meanings

Literally 'think of methods, devise ways'

他想方设法地解决了这个问题。

Tā xiǎngfāngshèfǎ de jiějué le zhège wèntí.

He tried every means to solve this problem.

我们要想方设法帮助他。

Wǒmen yào xiǎngfāngshèfǎ bāngzhù tā.

We must do everything possible to help him.

骗子想方设法骗取你的钱。

Piànzi xiǎngfāngshèfǎ piànqǔ nǐ de qián.

Scammers try every means to cheat you out of your money.

memory

Think (想) of methods (方), devise (设) ways (法) — both 方 and 法 mean 'method', doubling the emphasis on finding every possible approach.

想 xiǎng

方 fāng

设 shè

法 fǎ