想方设法

• Pinyin: xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
• Desglose de hanzi: 想 = 心 + 相 (heart + appearance — to think); 方 = 方 (direction/method); 设 = 讠 + 殳 (to devise/set up); 法 = 氵 + 去 (water + go — method, approach)

Significado

Buscar por todos los medios; probar todas las opciones.

A four-character idiom expressing persistent, determined effort to find solutions. Implies resourcefulness and tenacity — not giving up but exploring every available option. Common in business, problem-solving, and everyday speech, conveying admirable persistence rather than desperation.

Ejemplos

1. 公司管理层想方设法开拓新市场，终于在竞争激烈的行业中找到了新的突破口。
2. 他想方设法凑齐了孩子的学费，只为让孩子能够在城里继续完成学业，改变命运。
3. 研究团队想方设法突破技术瓶颈，历经三年终于开发出拥有完全自主知识产权的核心产品。

Guía de uso

Contexto: problem-solving, business, daily life, education

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 面对资金短缺的困境，创业团队想方设法压缩运营成本，以维持项目的正常运转。(Facing a funding shortage, the startup team tried every possible means to reduce operating costs and keep the project running normally.)
• 她想方设法安排好家中老人的日常照护，同时兼顾繁忙的工作，令周围的人深感敬佩。(She tried every possible means to arrange proper daily care for the elderly at home while managing her demanding career — deeply admired by those around her.)

Incorrecto

• 想方设法放松休息 — 想方设法 implies resourcefully overcoming obstacles; it sounds incongruous with leisurely activities — use 尽情放松 or 好好休息 instead

Origen e historia

想方 (think of ways/directions) + 设法 (devise methods/approaches) — to think of every method and devise every solution

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal