手段 shǒu duàn ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ sau2 dyun6 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- method; way; means (of doing sth)
- skill; ability
- trick; wile
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手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
段
- 地段 dì duàn ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dei6 dyun6 section
- 时段 時段 shí duàn ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ si4 dyun6 time interval
- 段落 duàn luò ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ dyun6 lok6 phase
- 片段 piàn duàn ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ pin3 dyun6 fragment (of speech etc)
- 路段 lù duàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lou6 dyun6 stretch of road
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- 身段 shēn duàn ㄕㄣ ㄉㄨㄢˋ san1 dyun6 a woman's physique
- 阶段 階段 jiē duàn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gaai1 dyun6 stage
- 中段 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 dyun6 middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-
- 分段 fēn duàn ㄈㄣ ㄉㄨㄢˋ fan1 dyun6 to divide (sth) into sections; to segment
- 前段 qián duàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ cin4 dyun6 front part (of an object)
- 唱段 chàng duàn ㄔㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ coeng3 dyun6 aria (in opera)
- 字段 zì duàn ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zi6 dyun6 (numeric, data) field
- 后段 後段 hòu duàn ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ hau6 dyun6 final part
- 末段 mò duàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ mut6 dyun6 final segment
- 桥段 橋段 qiáo duàn ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ kiu4 dyun6 (cinema, literature etc) scene
- 款段 kuǎn duàn ㄎㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ fun2 dyun6 (literary) pony
- 段位 duàn wèi ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ dyun6 wai2 rank
- 段子 duàn zi ㄉㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄗ dyun6 zi2 item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts)
- 段数 段數 duàn shù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ dyun6 sou3 rank
- 段氏 Duàn shì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ dyun6 si6 a branch of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
Example sentences
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英语 英語 是 一种 一種 沟通 溝通 的 手段 。
English is a means of communication.
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他们 他們 尽 盡 一切 手段 避免 战争 戰爭 。
They explored every avenue in an attempt to avoid war.
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为了 為了 正当 正當 目的 可以 不择手段 不擇手段 。
The end justifies the means.
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语言 語言 是 人们 人們 与 與 他人 交流 的 手段 。
Language is the means by which people communicate with others.
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是 你 该 該 放弃 放棄 你 幼稚 手段 的 时候 時候 了 。
It is time you left off your childish ways.
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