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想方设法

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
HSK 7

English Meaning

to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
南赵定会想方设法
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1. PREVIOUS

交州出兵已是定事

“Jiaozhou is sending troops.”

“Nanzhao will surely try every way”

3. NEXT

将大唐拖入更被动的局面

“to drag the Great Tang into a worse position.”

《御赐小仵作》 · historical_and_court
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我们还得想方设法地
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You caused this mess, and we are the ones exhausting ourselves trying to save your face.”

1. PREVIOUS

救你们去了

“to rescue you.”

“We even had to find ways”

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护着你们的名声

“to protect your reputations.”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · crisis_and_conflict
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然后想方设法
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1. PREVIOUS

乔素清应该是提前布置好了陷阱

“Qiao Suqing must've set the trap in advance,”

2. TARGET TURN 然后想方设法

“then found ways”

3. NEXT

等着他们掉进去 小区院里的车库入口上周通开了

“to lure them in. The parking lot entrance was opened last week!”

《黑夜告白》 · legal_and_police
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