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设法

shè fǎ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 設法

设法 (shè fǎ) means "to try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 设法 means

1. to try
2. to make an attempt
3. to think of a way (to accomplish sth)

The characters in 设法

• 设shèto set up; to put in place; (math) given; suppose; if
• 法fǎlaw; method; way

Example sentences

• 她设法保住面子。
  Tā shèfǎ bǎozhù miànzi.
  She managed to keep up appearances.
• 他们设法控制你。
  They're trying to control you.
• 我设法让他明白了。
  Wǒ shèfǎ ràng tā míngbai le.
  I managed to make him understand it.
• 他设法当上了部长。
  Tā shèfǎ dāngshang le bùzhǎng.
  He made his way to the minister.
• 我设法及时到那里。
  I managed to get there in time.
• 他设法使收支平衡。
  He managed to make both ends meet.

Words containing 设法

• 想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means…

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