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千方百计 (qiān fāng bǎi jì): Make every attempt to — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

千 • qiān • thousand • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
qiān千

thousand

方 • fāng • square; honest; just now • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
fāng方

square; honest; just now

百 • bǎi • hundred • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
bǎi百

hundred

计 • jì • to calculate, plan, or scheme
jì计

to calculate, plan, or scheme

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Pinyinqiān fāng bǎi jì
Meaningmake every attempt to; use every means to
Characters4
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 千方百计.

  • 辩护biàn hùspeak in defense of; argue in favour of
  • 把手bǎ shǒuhandle; holder; hand; knob
  • 边缘biān yuánborder; edge; fringe; margin
  • 不得已bù dé yǐbe forced to; have no alternative but to
  • 插座chā zuòsocket
  • 比重bǐ zhòngproportion; specific weight
  • 绑架bǎng jiàkidnap
  • 弊端bì duānmalpractice; abuse
  • 案件àn jiànlegal case
  • 悲哀bēi āigrief; sorrow
  • 保卫bǎo wèidefend; guard; safeguard
  • 表彰biǎo zhāngcommend; cite
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 千方百计.

Words with 千
  • 千万qiān wànten million
  • 千克qiān kèkilogram
  • 千家万户qiān jiā wàn hùevery family (idiom)
成千上万
chéng qiān shàng wàn
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
  • 千军万马qiān jūn wàn mǎthousands of soldiers and horses / a formidable army
  • 千变万化qiān biàn wàn huàever-changing / myriad changes
  • 千姿百态qiān zī bǎi tàivarious forms
  • 千钧一发qiān jūn yí fàat a critical juncture / hanging by a thread
  • Words with 方
    • 东方dōng fāngDongfang; a compound Chinese surname; the East
    • 北方běi fāngthe north
    • 南方nán fāngsouth
    • 地方dì fangplace
    • 方便fāng biànconvenient
    • 西方xī fāngthe West
    • 方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles
    • 前方qián fāngahead
    Words with 百
    • 百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent
    • 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngcommon people; civilians
    • 百货bǎi huògeneral merchandise
    • 百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point
    • 百合bǎi hélily
    • 百般bǎi bānAll kinds of things
    • 百分比bǎi fēn bǐPercentage
    • 千姿百态qiān zī bǎi tàivarious forms
    Words with 计
    • 估计gū jìto estimate
    • 计划jì huàplan
    • 会计kuài jìaccountancy
    • 计算jì suàncount; compute; calculate
    • 设计shè jìdesign
    • 预计yù jìto forecast
    • 计算机jì suàn jīcomputer
    • 共计gòng jìaltogether; grand total
    4.

    How to Use 千方百计 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verb
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    de地
    xún寻
    zhǎo找
    neutral
    search by every possible means
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    de地
    jiě解
    jué决
    Idiom
    fèi费
    jìn尽
    xīn心
    jī机
    ,
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    5.

    Example Sentences with 千方百计

    tā他
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    neutral
    solve by every possible means
    jì计
    formalWritten
    exhaust all one's ingenuity
    xiǎng想
    fāng方
    shè设
    fǎ法
    ,
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    formalWritten
    try every possible way
    zhǎo找
    dào到
    le了
    diū丢
    shī失
    de的
    yào钥
    shi匙
    。
    He tried every possible way to find the lost key.
    tā他
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    xún寻
    zhǎo找
    diū丢
    shī失
    de的
    yào钥
    shi匙
    。
    He tried every possible means to find the lost keys.
    wèi为
    le了
    cù促
    chéng成
    zhè这
    cì次
    hé合
    zuò作
    ,
    shuāng双
    fāng方
    dài代
    biǎo表
    dōu都
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    xún寻
    qiú求
    gòng共
    shí识
    。
    To facilitate this cooperation, representatives from both sides made every attempt to seek common ground.
    nán难
    dào道
    tā他
    méi没
    yǒu有
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    wǎn挽
    huí回
    zhè这
    duàn段
    gǎn感
    qíng情
    ma吗
    ?
    Didn't he try every possible means to salvage this relationship?
    gōng公
    sī司
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    tí提
    gāo高
    chǎn产
    pǐn品
    zhì质
    liàng量
    。
    The company is using every possible means to improve product quality.
    wèi为
    le了
    tōng通
    guò过
    kǎo考
    shì试
    ,
    tā她
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    nǔ努
    lì力
    xué学
    xí习
    。
    In order to pass the exam, she tried every means to study hard.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    tā他
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    yǎn掩
    shì饰
    ,
    zhēn真
    xiàng相
    zuì最
    zhōng终
    hái还
    shì是
    bèi被
    jiē揭
    lù露
    le了
    。
    Despite his every attempt to conceal it, the truth was ultimately revealed.
    wèi为
    le了
    yíng赢
    dé得
    bǐ比
    sài赛
    ,
    tā他
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    xùn训
    liàn练
    。
    In order to win the competition, he trained by every possible means.
    piàn骗
    zi子
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    piàn骗
    qǔ取
    lǎo老
    rén人
    de的
    xìn信
    rèn任
    。
    The swindler tried every trick to gain the old person's trust.
    tā她
    qiān千
    fāng方
    bǎi百
    jì计
    dì地
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    péng朋
    yǒu友
    dù渡
    guò过
    nán难
    guān关
    。
    She tried every possible means to help her friend through the difficulty.