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lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means

千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
q+iān·1st tonef+āng·1st toneb+ǎi·3rd tonej+ì·4th tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means · to try this, that and the other想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto try · to make an attempt · to think of a way (to accomplish sth)设法shè fǎto rack one's brains绞尽脑汁jiǎo jìn nǎo zhīto exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly · to rack one's brains · to leave no stone unturned殚精竭虑dān jīng jié lu:4
Antonyms
(lit.) to have no strategy to apply (idiom) · (fig.) to be out of ideas; at one's wit's end无计可施wú jì kě shīlit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis束手无策shù shǒu wú cè