手段
shǒu duàn
Pinyin

Definition

手段
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shǒu duàn
  1. method
  2. means (of doing sth)
  3. strategy
  4. trick
  5. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
段
Duàn
  1. 1 surname Duan
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
二手
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
人手
rén shǒu
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 staff
  3. 3 human hand
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
凶手
xiōng shǒu
  1. 1 murderer
  2. 2 assassin
入手
rù shǒu
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 to set one's hand to
出手
chū shǒu
  1. 1 to dispose of
  2. 2 to spend (money)
  3. 3 to undertake a task
到手
dào shǒu
  1. 1 to take possession of
  2. 2 to get hold of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
动手
dòng shǒu
  1. 1 to set about (a task)
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to punch
  4. 4 to touch
右手
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
射手
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
  1. 1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
  2. 2 wasteful
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
  1. 1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
  2. 2 there is always sth more to learn
  3. 3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
  4. 4 there is no room for complacency
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu
  1. 1 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. 2 entirely in one's element
  3. 3 going smoothly and easily
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
情同手足
qíng tóng shǒu zú
  1. 1 as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers
  2. 2 deep friendship
  3. 3 closely attached to one another

Sample Sentences

你说的倒也有道理，“贴标签”、“下定义”的举动确实太过草率，有失偏颇。尤其常常用来作为批评某类人的手段，不但不负责任也有人身攻击的嫌疑。
nǐshuōde dào yě yǒudàolǐ ，“tiē biāoqiān ”、“xià dìngyì ”de jǔdòng quèshí tài guò cǎoshuài ，yǒushī piānpō 。yóuqí chángcháng yònglái zuòwéi pīpíng mǒu lèi rén de shǒuduàn ，bùdàn bù fù zérén yě yǒu rénshēn gōngjī de xiányí 。
That makes sense, the action of "labeling" or "defining" is really done too carelessly, and is quite biased. Especially given that it's often used as a method to criticize a certain type of person. This is not only irresponsible but could also be seen as a personal attack.
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没错啊。我都觉得没什么心情过中秋节了。现在各种节日已经成为商家推销商品的一种手段，不仅传统节日要过，西方节日也要过。过完圣诞过新年，过完新年过春节，过完春节还有元宵节呢！简直是没完没了了。
méicuò ā 。wǒ dōu juéde méishénme xīnqíng guò zhōngqiūjié le 。xiànzài gèzhǒng jiérì yǐjīng chéngwéi shāngjiā tuīxiāo shāngpǐn de yīzhǒng shǒuduàn ，bù jǐn chuántǒng jiérì yào guò ，xīfāng jiérì yě yào guò 。guòwán shèngdàn guò xīnnián ，guòwán xīnnián guò chūnjié ，guòwán chūnjié hái yǒu yuánxiāojié ne ！jiǎnzhí shì méiwánméiliǎo le 。
Yeah. I don't even really feel like celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival. These days, every holiday has become just another method for businesses to flog their products. We don't just have to celebrate the traditional holidays, we also have to celebrate Western ones, too. As soon as you're done with Christmas, you have to celebrate the New Year, and after that it's Chinese New Year, and then the Lantern Festival. It just doesn't let up!
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花招（好看、漂亮但是没有用的动作；骗人的手段或办法）
huāzhāo （hǎokàn 、piàoliang dànshì méiyǒuyòng de dòngzuò ；piànrén de shǒuduàn huò bànfǎ ）
a fancy move; pretty but useless moves; method or ways to scam someone.
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为了救活一个病人，医生使出一切的手段。
wèile jiù huó yī gè bìngrén ，yīshēng shǐchū yīqiè de shǒuduàn 。
A doctor will do anything she can to save a patient's life.
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手段（用来解决问题、达到目的的方法、做法）
shǒuduàn （yònglái jiějué wèntí 、dádào mùdì de fāngfǎ 、zuòfǎ ）
a means of solving a problem; a way to achieve a goal; method
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不择手段
bù zé shǒuduàn
by any means necessary; by fair or foul means
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那个人手段很厉害。
nà ge rén shǒuduàn hěn lìhai 。
That person really knows a trick or two.
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捐钱是他逃税的手段。
juānqián shì tā táo shuì de shǒuduàn 。
Charitable donations are a way for him to avoid tax.
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他使了一点手段，就把土地买卖纠纷这么复杂的问题解决了，真厉害！
tā shǐ le yīdiǎn shǒuduàn ，jiù bǎ tǔdì mǎimài jiūfēn zhème fùzá de wèntí jiějué le ，zhēn lìhai ！
By using a bit of strategy, he solved the complex land sale dispute, how amazing!
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欸！这是哪门子的积极啊！你究竟活得多痛苦啊？这手段也太极端了吧！
ǎi ！zhè shì nǎménzi de jījí ā ！nǐ jiūjìng huó de duō tòngkǔ ā ？zhè shǒuduàn yě tài jíduān le ba ！
Oh no! What kind of way is that to assert yourself! How miserable is your life? That's a little extreme!
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