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手段 (shǒu duàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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手段 consists of 2 characters.

section; paragraph; [measure word for stories, pieces of music, recordings etc.]

Example Sentences with 手段

tā他

de的

shǒu手

duàn段

shí十

fēn分

hěn狠

dú毒

。

His methods are extremely vicious.

wèi为

le了

dá达

dào到

mù目

biāo标

，

tā他

cháng尝

shì

tā他

shǐ使

yòng用

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

shǒu手

duàn段

huò获

qǔ取

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yì疫

miáo苗

shì是

yù预

fáng防

jí疾

bìng病

试

le了

gè各

zhǒng种

bù不

tóng同

de的

shǒu手

duàn段

。

In order to achieve the goal, he tried various different methods.

lì

利

yì益

。

He used despicable means to gain benefits.

de

的

zhòng重

yào要

shǒu手

duàn段

。

Vaccines are an important means of disease prevention.

jiào教

yù育

shì是

gǎi改

biàn变

mìng命

yùn运

de的

zhòng重

yào要

shǒu手

duàn段

。

Education is an important means to change destiny.

nà那

ge个

shāng商

rén人

yǐ以

jiǎo狡

zhà诈

de的

shǒu手

duàn段

qī欺

piàn骗

le了

gù顾

kè客

。

That merchant deceived customers with deceitful methods.

zhè这

ge个

shāng商

rén人

yǐ以

jiǎo狡

huá猾

de的

shǒu手

duàn段

qī欺

piàn骗

le了

gù顾

kè客

。

The merchant deceived customers with cunning tactics.

wèi为

le了

yíng赢

，

tā他

bù不

zé择

shǒu手

duàn段

。

To win, he will stop at nothing.

yòng用

qī欺

piàn骗

shǒu手

duàn段

yíng赢

dé得

bǐ比

sài赛

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

zuò做

fǎ法

tài太

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

le了

。

Winning the game through deception is such a despicable act.

nà那

ge个

shāng商

rén人

wéi为

le了

zhuàn赚

qián钱

bù不

zé择

shǒu手

duàn段

，

shèn甚

zhì至

qī欺

piàn骗

gù顾

kè客

。

That businessman will do anything to make money, even deceiving customers.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 手段.

Words with 手

手机shǒu jīHSK 2
手表shǒu biǎoHSK 2
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 3
一手yì shǒu
下手xià shǒu
两手liǎng shǒu
举手jǔ shǒu
二手èr shǒu

Words with 段

地段dì duàn
时段shí duàn
段落duàn luò
片段piàn duàn
路段lù duàn
阶段jiē duàn
不择手段bù zé shǒu duàn