想尽 (xiǎng jǐn) — to think of every possible means; to exhaust every idea
Definition
Usually appears as 想尽办法: 'to try every possible way' to achieve something, often difficult. Pairs with 办法 or 方法, and frames effort as exhausting all options rather than picking one.
verb
to think of every possible meansto exhaust every idea
Examples
- 想尽。Wǒ men yào xiǎng jǐn yí qiè bàn fǎ shuō fú tā.We must think of every possible way to persuade him.
- 想尽，。Tā xiǎng jǐn le gè zhǒng fāng fǎ, zhōng yú chéng gōng le.He thought of all kinds of methods and finally succeeded.
- 想尽。Mā ma xiǎng jǐn bàn fǎ ràng quán jiā chī hǎo.Mom thinks of every way to make the whole family eat well.
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