设法

shè fǎ · she fa

Traditional 設法

Meaning

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  1. to try
  2. to make an attempt
  3. to think of a way (to accomplish sth)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)设(shè)法(fǎ)打(dǎ)破(pò)这(zhè)个(ge)僵(jiāng)局(jú)。

We must try to break the deadlock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

贝(bèi)蒂(dì)总(zǒng)是(shì)设(shè)法(fǎ)得(dé)到(dào)她(tā)想(xiǎng)要(yào)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

Betty always managed to get what she wanted.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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