To think of every means possible
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他们正想方设法去抢救困在地洞中的矿工 | Tāmen zhèng xiǎngfāngshèfǎ qù qiǎngjiù kùn zài dìdòng zhōng de kuànggōng
They're thinking of every means possible to save the miners trapped in the cave
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政府想方设法减轻农民的负担 | Zhèngfǔ xiǎngfāngshèfǎ jiǎnqīng nóngmín de fùdān
The government is thinking of every possible way to relieve rural workers' burden
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This is an HSK chengyu
《得失》(Dé Shī) by 叶圣陶 (Yè Shèng Táo, 1894 - 1988). 叶圣陶 was an influential writer and politician, playing a role in the May Fourth Movement (五四运动 | Wǔ Sì Yùn Dòng) and later holding many positions for the current mainland Chinese government
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