HSK 6
Correct

不择手段

/ bù zé shǒuduàn /
Strokes

Definition

by fair means or foul/by hook or by crook/unscrupulously

Example

Definition

by fair means or foul; by hook or (by) crook; unscrupulously

1
Zhǐyào
只要
目的
zhèngdāng
正当
jiù
可以
shǒuduàn
不择手段
ma
  
?

Does the end justify the means?

2
shǒuduàn
不择手段
dào
得到
le
fèn
féiquē
肥缺
  

He thrust himself into a fat job.

3
shǒuduàn
不择手段
de
yíng
营业
fāngshì
方式

unscrupulous business methods

4
shǒuduàn
不择手段
de
bǎoxiǎn
保险
tuīxiāoyuán
推销员

unscrupulous insurance salesman

5
Wéi
目的
shǒuduàn
不择手段

stop at nothing/stoop to anything to get what one wants

6
shǒuduàn
不择手段
xiàngshàng
向上

try by hook or by crook to get ahead/promoted

7
shǒuduàn
不择手段
lāoqián
捞钱

make money by unscrupulous means