想方设法
xiǎngfāngshèfǎ
to try every possible means
Characters in this word
设 shè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
法 fǎ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 孩子们想方设法把小猫从树上救下来。 Háizimen xiǎngfāng shèfǎ bǎ xiǎomāo cóng shù shàng jiù xiàlái. The children try every possible means to get the kitten down from the tree.
- 为了让妈妈开心，他想方设法准备了一个小惊喜。 Wèile ràng māma kāixīn, tā xiǎngfāng shèfǎ zhǔnbèi le yí ge xiǎo jīngxǐ. To make his mother happy, he tried every means to prepare a little surprise.
- 公司想方设法留住那些有经验的老员工。 Gōngsī xiǎngfāng shèfǎ liúzhù nàxiē yǒu jīngyàn de lǎo yuángōng. The company tries every possible means to keep its experienced long-time employees.
Related words
- 想 xiǎng to want; to think; to miss
- 理想 lǐxiǎng dream; ideal
- 想到 xiǎngdào to think of; to remember
- 想法 xiǎngfǎ idea
- 想起 xiǎngqǐ to remember; to recall
- 思想 sīxiǎng thought; way of thinking
- 没想到 méixiǎngdào to not expect
- 梦想 mèngxiǎng dream; wish
- 想念 xiǎngniàn to miss someone
- 想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine
- 感想 gǎnxiǎng thoughts and feelings
- 联想 liánxiǎng to associate with; association