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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 想方设法
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 想方设法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | - to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means - to try this, that and the other |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | 9,795 | 15,164 | 22,473 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 想 | xiǎng | - to think (about) - to think of; to devise - to think (that); to believe (that) - to desire; to want (to) - to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) |
| 方 | fāng | - surname Fang |
| 方 | fāng | - square - power or involution (math.) - upright - honest - fair and square - direction - side - party (to a contract, dispute etc) - place - method - prescription (medicine) - just when - only or just - classifier for square things - abbr. for square or cubic meter |
| 设 | shè | - to set up; to put in place - (math.) given; suppose; if |
| 法 | fǎ | - France - French - abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2] - Taiwan pr. [Fa4] |
| 法 | fǎ | - law - method - way - to emulate - (Buddhism) dharma - (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists - (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1]) |
| 法 | fǎ | - variant of 法[fa3] |
| 法 | fǎ | - old variant of 法[fa3] - law |
Other Words Containing 想方设法
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 想方设法 | 6 | 8 | 9,795 | 15,164 | 22,473 |