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双管齐下 (shuāng guǎn qí xià)

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English Meaning (英文释义)

To adopt two approaches simultaneously; to do two things at the same time.

Definition (中文解释)

管指笔。原指手握双笔同时作画◇比喻做一件事两个方面同时进行或两种方法同时使用。

Derivation (典故出处)

宋·郭若虚《图画见闻志·故事拾遗》唐张璪员外画山水松石名重于世。尤于画松特出意象,能手握双管一时齐下,一为生枝,一为枯干,势凌风雨,气傲烟霞。”

Example (造句示例)

To solve the problem, we decided to work on both the marketing and product development fronts, a classic double-pronged strategy.