双管齐下 (shuāng guǎn qí xià) — to use two methods or approaches at the same time to achieve a goal
Definition
A chengyu meaning to tackle something with two methods at once — literally 'two brushes held at the same time'. Used for a deliberate, coordinated two-pronged approach, not just doing two things in parallel.
idiom
to use two methods or approaches at the same time to achieve a goal
Examples
- ，双管齐下，，。Wèi le tí gāo xiào lǜ, wǒ men jué dìng shuāng guǎn qí xià, yì fāng miàn gǎi jìn jì shù, lìng yì fāng miàn péi xùn yuán gōng.To improve efficiency, we decided to use two approaches simultaneously: on one hand improve technology, on the other hand train staff.
- 双管齐下，。Zhì liáo zhè zhǒng bìng xū yào shuāng guǎn qí xià, yào wù hé yùn dòng jié hé xiào guǒ gèng hǎo.Treating this disease requires two methods simultaneously: combining medication and exercise gives better results.
- ，双管齐下，，。Gōng sī wèi le zhàn lǐng shì chǎng, cǎi qǔ le shuāng guǎn qí xià de cè lüè, jì zuò xiàn shàng guǎng gào, yě kāi shí tǐ diàn.To capture the market, the company adopted a two-pronged strategy, both doing online advertising and opening physical stores.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
双管 “two brushes” and 齐下 “go down together” picture two methods working at once.
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