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想方设法

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ · xiang fang she fa

Traditional 想方設法

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. to try this, that and the other
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Ten alarms

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想方设法(xiǎngfāngshèfǎ)早起(zǎoqǐ)，可是(kěshì)起不来(qǐbùlái)。

    I try every way to get up early, but I can't.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想方设法(xiǎngfāngshèfǎ)早起(zǎoqǐ)，还(hái)起不来(qǐbùlái)？你(nǐ)做了(zuòle)什么(shénme)？

    You try every way and still can't get up? What did you do?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)设了(shèle)十个(shígè)闹钟(nàozhōng)。

    I set ten alarms.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)有用(yǒuyòng)吗(ma)？

    Did that help?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)听见了(tīngjiànle)十次(shícì)，也(yě)关了(guānle)十次(shícì)。

    I heard them ten times and turned them off ten times.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)想(xiǎng)方(fāng)设(shè)法(fǎ)以(yǐ)一(yì)己(jǐ)之(zhī)力(lì)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

She managed to finish the work on her own.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)想(xiǎng)方(fāng)设(shè)法(fǎ)也(yě)要(yào)按(àn)时(shí)完(wán)成(chéng)任(rèn)务(wù)。

We must find a way to finish the task on time no matter what.

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