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想方设法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ 想方设法(6) 他想方设法安慰她.tā xiǎngfāngshèfǎ ānwèi tāHe tried to find ways of mollifying her.她想方设法惹我发脾气。tā xiǎngfāngshèfǎ rě wǒ fāpíqìShe tried to needle me into losing my temper.这样，我9岁就挑起了家庭的重担。我想方设法，干各种杂活，养家活口。zhèyàng wǒ suì jiù tiǎoqǐ le jiātíng de zhòngdàn wǒ xiǎngfāngshèfǎ gàn gèzhǒng záhuó yǎngjiāhuókǒuSo I was a bread winner when I was nine. I did odds and sods to get things by any means. 6

Accepted Answer

想方設法 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means 想 (xiǎng) to think心 (xīn) heart相 (xiāng) mutual, reciprocal, each other方 (fāng) square设 (shè) build殳 (shū) name of old weapon讠 (yán) sprechen, Wort法 (fǎ) law, rule, regulation, statute去 (qù) go away, leave, depart氵 (shuǐ) Wasser, Gewässer 31

Hanzi	想方设法
Traditional	想方設法
Pinyin	xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
Dict	to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
Homophons	想方设法(6)
Components	*想 (xiǎng)* to think** 心 (xīn) heart 相 (xiāng) mutual, reciprocal, each other *方 (fāng)* square 设 (shè) build** 殳 (shū) name of old weapon 讠 (yán) sprechen, Wort *法 (fǎ)* law, rule, regulation, statute** 去 (qù) go away, leave, depart 氵 (shuǐ) Wasser, Gewässer
example Sentences	他想方设法安慰她. tā xiǎngfāngshèfǎ ānwèi tā He tried to find ways of mollifying her. 她想方设法惹我发脾气。 tā xiǎngfāngshèfǎ rě wǒ fāpíqì She tried to needle me into losing my temper. 这样，我9岁就挑起了家庭的重担。我想方设法，干各种杂活，养家活口。 zhèyàng wǒ suì jiù tiǎoqǐ le jiātíng de zhòngdàn wǒ xiǎngfāngshèfǎ gàn gèzhǒng záhuó yǎngjiāhuókǒu So I was a bread winner when I was nine. I did odds and sods to get things by any means.
Strokes	31
HSK	6

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