想方 [－－]

Jyutping soeng2 fong1
Pinyin xiǎng fāng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to think of a way (to do something); to seek to; to try
    (syn.) 打主意, 作計, 想法, 想办法, 拿主意, 想辦法, 设法, 設法, 作计, 出主意
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她想方设法以一己之力完成了工作。
    她想方設法以一己之力完成了工作。
    tā xiǎng fāng shè fǎ yǐ yī jǐ zhī lì wán chéng le gōng zuò 。
    • She managed to finish the work on her own.
  2. Mandarin
    所以别人的思想方法用在你身上不一定有效。
    所以別人的思想方法用在你身上不一定有效。
    suǒ yǐ bié ren de sī xiǎng fāng fǎ yòng zài nǐ shēn shang bù yī dìng yǒu xiào 。
    • Therefore, other people's ways of thinking might not be suited to you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢位妈妈想方设法想令佢个女考到有名嘅大学。
    呢位媽媽想方設法想令佢個女考到有名嘅大學。
    ni1 wai2 maa4 maa1 soeng2 fong1 cit3 faat3 soeng2 ling6 keoi5 go3 neoi2 haau2 dou2 jau5 meng2 ge3 daai6 hok6.
    • The mother tries to get her daughter be admitted into a well-known university by all means.