手段

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 为达到目的,他不择手段。▶ —
   To achieve his aim, he stops at no means.
2. 这只是一种手段,不是目的。▶ —
   This is just a means, not an end.

Collocations

Mnemonic

手 shǒu "hand" + 段 duàn "step/section": the steps one takes by hand, i.e. a means or method.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 不择手段 mean?

   • to stop at no means
   • to wash hands
   • to wait quietly
   • to walk slowly