手段

shǒu duàn

CL 种 zhǒng

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. method
2. means (of doing sth)
3. strategy
4. trick

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 策略 cè lvè 策略 cè lvè tactics 更强调计划性、系统性: tactics
• 伎俩 jì liǎng 伎俩 jì liǎng trick; scheme; ploy 贬义，指不正当的手段: trick; scheme; ploy

Synonyms

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• 方法 fāng fǎ 方法 fāng fǎ method 中性词，指一般方法: method

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配：不择手段（by any means, unscrupulously）

Common mistakes

手段有时带贬义，指为达目的使用的不正当方法，不能随意替代“方法”。

Example Sentences

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那个人的 手段 非常残忍。

That person's methods are very cruel.

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Words Containing 手段

• 不择手段 不择手段 bù zé shǒu duàn: by fair means or foul
• 非常手段 非常手段 fēi cháng shǒu duàn: an emergency measure
• 高压手段 高压手段 gāo yā shǒu duàn: high-handed (measures)

Child Words of 手段

• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 段 段 duàn: paragraph