手段

shǒu duàn

HSK 5freq #1890

Meanings

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shǒu duàn

1.method; way; means (of doing sth)
2.skill; ability
3.trick; wile

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Wiktionary

1.procedure; method; means (to an end)
2.skill; ability; technique
3.trick; trickery; strategy; artifice

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Stroke order

Components

手㇒扌

段㇑㇐殳

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Characters

Example sentences

英語是一種溝通的手段。
English is a means of communication.
為了正當目的可以不擇手段。
The end justifies the means.
语言是人们与他人交流的手段。
Language is the means by which people communicate with others.
為了正當目的並非總是可以不擇手段.
The end does not always justify the means.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Derived terms

不擇手段不择手段卑劣手段大手段強硬手段强硬手段生產手段生产手段經濟手段经济手段銜接手段衔接手段高壓手段高压手段

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Related words

不择手段 by fair means or foul 非常手段 an emergency measure 高压手段 high-handed (measures)