千方百计

qiānfāngbǎijì

HSK 7

千方百计 — qiānfāngbǎijì

1. by every possible means; do whatever it takes (lit. "a thousand ways and a hundred plans")

   他为了考上名牌大学，千方百计地准备各种考试。 tā wèile kǎoshàng míngpáidàxué qiānfāngbǎijì dì zhǔnbèi gèzhǒng kǎoshì — He did everything he could to prepare for the entrance exams to a top university.