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不择手段

bù zé shǒu duàn · bu ze shou duan

Traditional 不擇手段

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. by fair means or foul
  2. by hook or by crook
  3. unscrupulously
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)跟(gēn)琦琦(qíqí)玩(wán)这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)，她(tā)赢(yíng)的时候(deshíhou)不择手段(bùzéshǒuduàn)。

    Do not play this game with Qiqi. When she wins, she stops at nothing.

  2. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？她(tā)能(néng)不择手段(bùzéshǒuduàn)到(dào)什么(shénme)程度(chéngdù)？

    Really? How far does she go?

  3. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)她(tā)偷偷(tōutōu)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)棋子(qízǐ)藏(cáng)进(jìn)了(le)她(tā)的(de)茶杯(chábēi)。

    Last time she secretly hid my piece in her teacup.

  4. Qiqi

    那(nà)是(shì)实验(shíyàn)，不是(bùshì)不择手段(bùzéshǒuduàn)！

    That was an experiment, not stopping at nothing!

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)实验(shíyàn)做完了(zuòwánle)，能(néng)把(bǎ)棋子(qízǐ)还给(huángěi)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Fine. Is your experiment done? Can you give my piece back?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)为(wèi)了(le)赚(zhuàn)钱(qián)不(bù)择(zé)手(shǒu)段(duàn)，最(zuì)后(hòu)失(shī)去(qù)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)朋(péng)友(yǒu)。

He stopped at nothing to make money, and in the end he lost all his friends.

02

那(nà)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)不(bù)择(zé)手(shǒu)段(duàn)地(de)打(dǎ)压(yā)竞(jìng)争(zhēng)对(duì)手(shǒu)，引(yǐn)起(qǐ)了(le)公(gōng)愤(fèn)。

That company unscrupulously suppressed its competitors, which aroused public anger.

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