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设法 (shè fǎ): Try to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

设法 consists of 2 characters.

to set up, establish, arrange

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

law, rule, method, standard

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Pinyinshè fǎ

MeaningTry to

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word设法

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3.

How to Use 设法 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 设法 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith做到

shè设

fǎ法

zuò做

dào到

neutral

try to achieve

Adverb + Verbwith努力

nǔ努

lì力

shè设

fǎ法

Verb + Objectwith解决

shè设

fǎ法

jiě解

jué决

Idiomwith想方

xiǎng想

fāng方

shè设

fǎ法

4.

Example Sentences with 设法

wǒ我

shè设

fǎ法

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

yào钥

neutral

try hard

neutral

try to solve

formal

try every possible means

shi匙

。

I managed to find the key.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yù预

suàn算

yǒu有

xiàn限

，

wǒ我

men们

réng仍

shè设

fǎ法

cè策

huà划

le了

yì一

chǎng场

jīng精

cǎi彩

de的

fā发

bù布

huì会

。

Despite the limited budget, we still managed to plan a wonderful press conference.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

shè设

fǎ法

lián联

xì系

dào到

nà那

wèi位

yuǎn远

zài在

guó国

wài外

de的

zhuān专

jiā家

？

Can you try to get in touch with that expert who is abroad?

tā他

shè设

fǎ法

jiě解

jué决

le了

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

。

He managed to solve this problem.

miàn面

duì对

tū突

fā发

zhuàng状

kuàng况

，

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

shè设

fǎ法

táo逃

bì避

，

ér而

shì是

jī积

jí极

yìng应

duì对

。

Faced with the unexpected situation, he did not try to avoid it but actively dealt with it.

wèi为

le了

zhǔn准

shí时

fù赴

yuē约

，

tā她

shè设

fǎ法

xié协

tiáo调

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

chōng冲

tū突

de的

rì日

chéng程

ān安

pái排

。

In order to arrive on time for the appointment, she tried to coordinate all conflicting schedules.

wǒ我

men们

shè设

fǎ法

zài在

jié截

zhǐ止

rì日

qī期

qián前

wán完

chéng成

le了

rèn任

wù务

。

We managed to complete the task before the deadline.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zī资

yuán源

kuì匮

fá乏

，

tuán团

duì队

réng仍

shè设

fǎ法

chuàng创

xīn新

，

bìng并

zuì最

zhōng终

qǔ取

dé得

le了

tū突

pò破

。

Despite scarce resources, the team still tried to innovate and eventually achieved a breakthrough.

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Words with 设

假设jiǎ shèHSK 5
建设jiàn shèHSK 5
设备shè bèiHSK 5
设施shè shīHSK 5
设计shè jìHSK 5
开设kāi shèHSK 6
设想shè xiǎngHSK 6
设立shè lìHSK 6

Words with 法

办法bàn fǎHSK 3
做法zuò fǎHSK 4
想法xiǎng fǎHSK 4
方法fāng fǎHSK 4
无法wú fǎHSK 4
法律fǎ lǜHSK 4
看法kàn fǎHSK 4
语法

yǔ fǎ

HSK 4