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手段

shǒu duàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

手段 手段 [shou3 duan4] /method; way; means (of doing sth)/skill; ability/trick; wile/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 手
    shǒu

    hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

  • 段
    duàn

    paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

    Duàn

    surname Duan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.