想方设法

xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ

to try every possible means

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 想方設法
Dictionary entry

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

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他想方设法解决问题。

Tā xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ jiějué wèntí.

English

He tried every possible way to solve the problem.

商家想方设法吸引顾客。

Shāngjiā xiǎngfāng-shèfǎ xīyǐn gùkè.

English

Businesses try every means to attract customers.

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