想方设法

想方設法

xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ

idiom HSK 7-9 #9,795

Meanings

Literally 'think of methods, devise ways'

HSK 2

我们要想方设法帮助他。

Wǒmen yào xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ bāngzhù tā.

We must do everything possible to help him.

HSK 3

他想方设法地解决了这个问题。

Tā xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ de jiějué le zhège wèntí.

He tried every means to solve this problem.

HSK 5

骗子想方设法骗取你的钱。

Piànzi xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ 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