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手段 (shǒu duàn): Method (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

手段 consists of 2 characters.

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

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Pinyinshǒu duàn

Meaningmethod

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 5

SyntaxNoun

Word手段

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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试

tā他

shǐ使

yòng用

bēi卑

bǐ鄙

shǒu手

duàn段

huò获

qǔ取

yì疫

miáo苗

shì是

yù预

fáng防

jí疾

bìng病

de的

zhòng重

yào

jiào教

yù育

shì是

gǎi改

biàn变

mìng命

yùn运

de的

zhòng重

yào

nà那

ge个

shāng商

rén人

yǐ以

jiǎo狡

zhà诈

de的

shǒu手

duàn

zhè这

ge个

shāng商

rén人

yǐ以

jiǎo狡

huá猾

de的

shǒu手

duàn

wèi为

le了

yíng赢

，

tā他

bù不

zé择

shǒu手

duàn段

yòng用

qī欺

piàn骗

shǒu手

duàn段

yíng赢

dé得

bǐ比

sài赛

nà那

ge个

shāng商

rén人

wéi为

le了

zhuàn赚

qián钱

bù不

zé

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.

要

shǒu手

duàn段

。

Vaccines are an important means of disease prevention.

要

shǒu手

duàn段

。

Education is an important means to change destiny.

段

qī欺

piàn骗

le了

gù顾

kè客

。

That merchant deceived customers with deceitful methods.

段

qī欺

piàn骗

le了

gù顾

kè客

。

The merchant deceived customers with cunning tactics.

。

To win, he will stop at nothing.

，

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.

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.

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