noun
each side; in all directions; various aspects
今年要求在全國各方面提倡節約，反對浪費。
今年要求在全国各方面提倡节约，反对浪费。
jīn nián yāo qiú zài quán guó gè fāng miàn tí chàng jié yuē ， fǎn duì làng fèi ． This year we are calling for economy and the elimination of waste in every sphere throughout the country.
Cantonese is under threat in many ways, protective measures must be taken.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
这时全国各方面是欣欣向荣的，政治上有民主化的趋势，文化上有较普遍的动员。
這時全國各方面是欣欣向榮的，政治上有民主化的趨勢，文化上有較普遍的動員。
zhè shí quán guó gè fāng miàn shì xīn xīn xiàng róng de ， zhèng zhì shàng yǒu mín zhǔ huà de qū shì ， wén huà shàng yǒu jiào pǔ biàn de dòng yuán ．
During that stage, there was a lively atmosphere in the country in every field; politically there was a trend towards democracy and culturally there was fairly widespread activity.
我初到长沙时，会到各方面的人，听到许多的街谈巷议。
我初到長沙時，會到各方面的人，聽到許多的街談巷議。
wǒ chū dào cháng shā shí ， huì dào gè fāng miàn de rén ， tīng dào xǔ duō de jiē tán xiàng yì ．
Soon after my arrival in Changsha, I met all sorts of people and picked up a good deal of gossip.
Mandarin
无论粮食问题，灾荒问题，就业问题，教育问题，知识分子问题，各种爱国力量的统一战线问题，少数民族问题，以及其它各项问题，都要从对全体人民的统筹兼顾这个观点出发，就当时当地的实际可能条件，同各方面的人协商，作出各种适当的安排。
無論糧食問題，災荒問題，就業問題，教育問題，知識分子問題，各種愛國力量的統一戰線問題，少數民族問題，以及其它各項問題，都要從對全體人民的統籌兼顧這個觀點出發，就當時當地的實際可能條件，同各方面的人協商，作出各種適當的安排。
wú lùn liáng shí wèn tí ， zāi huāng wèn tí ， jiù yè wèn tí ， jiào yù wèn tí ， zhī shi fèn zǐ wèn tí ， gè zhǒng ài guó lì liàng de tǒng yī zhàn xiàn wèn tí ， shǎo shù mín zú wèn tí ， yǐ jí qí tā gè xiàng wèn tí ， dōu yào cóng duì quán tǐ rén mín de tǒng chóu jiān gù zhè ge guān diǎn chū fā ， jiù dāng shí dāng dì de shí jì kě néng tiáo jiàn ， tóng gè fāng miàn de rén xié shāng ， zuò chū gè zhǒng shì dàng de ān pái ．
Whatever the problem – whether it concerns food, natural calamities, employment, education, the intellectuals, the united front of all patriotic forces, the minority nationalities, or anything else – we must always proceed from the standpoint of over-all consideration, which embraces the whole people, and must make the proper arrangement, after consultation with all the circles concerned, in the light of what is feasible at a particular time and place.