千方百计/千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì — lit. thousand ways

Meanings

1. 1

   lit. thousand ways

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

   expression

Character breakdown

• 千

  qiān (first tone, high and level)

  thousand; a great many

  3 strokesRadical 十
• 百

  bǎi (third tone, dipping)

  hundred; numerous, all kinds of

  6 strokes⿱一白Radical 白

Words containing 千

• 千qiān (first tone, high and level)thousand
• 千万/千萬qiān (first tone, high and level) wàn (fourth tone, falling)ten million
• 成千上万/成千上萬chéng (second tone, rising) qiān (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling) wàn (fourth tone, falling)lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
• 千克qiān (first tone, high and level) kè (fourth tone, falling)kilogram
• 千家万户/千家萬戶qiān (first tone, high and level) jiā (first tone, high and level) wàn (fourth tone, falling) hù (fourth tone, falling)every family (idiom)
• 千钧一发/千鈞一髮qiān (first tone, high and level) jūn (first tone, high and level) yī (first tone, high and level) fà (fourth tone, falling)a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
• 千变万化/千變萬化qiān (first tone, high and level) biàn (fourth tone, falling) wàn (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)countless changes
• 千军万马/千軍萬馬qiān (first tone, high and level) jūn (first tone, high and level) wàn (fourth tone, falling) mǎ (third tone, dipping)magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower

Words containing 百

• 百bǎi (third tone, dipping)hundred
• 老百姓lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎi (third tone, dipping) xìng (fourth tone, falling)ordinary people
• 百合bǎi (third tone, dipping) hé (second tone, rising)lily
• 百分点/百分點bǎi (third tone, dipping) fēn (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping)percentage point
• 百货/百貨bǎi (third tone, dipping) huò (fourth tone, falling)general merchandise
• 百分比bǎi (third tone, dipping) fēn (first tone, high and level) bǐ (third tone, dipping)percentage
• 百科全书/百科全書bǎi (third tone, dipping) kē (first tone, high and level) quán (second tone, rising) shū (first tone, high and level)encyclopedia