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设法

shè fǎ · she fa

Traditional 設法

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    打印机(dǎyìnjī)坏(huài)了(le)，十分钟(shífēnzhōng)后(hòu)要(yào)交(jiāo)作业(zuòyè)。

    The printer is broken, and I have to hand in my homework in ten minutes.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)得(děi)设法(shèfǎ)把(bǎ)文件(wénjiàn)拿到(nádào)别处(biéchù)打印(dǎyìn)。

    We have to find a way to print the file somewhere else.

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)办(bàn)？

    How?

  4. Liangliang

    发给(fāgěi)琦琦(qíqí)，她(tā)家(jiā)有(yǒu)打印机(dǎyìnjī)。

    Send it to Qiqi. She has a printer at home.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)设法(shèfǎ)联系(liánxì)她(tā)。

    Good idea! I will try to reach her right now.

  6. Liangliang

    她(tā)回(huí)了(le)：我(wǒ)在(zài)海边(hǎibiān)，没有(méiyǒu)打印机(dǎyìnjī)！

    She replied: I am at the beach and have no printer!

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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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