# 不择手段 (bùzéshǒuduàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不择手段 (bùzéshǒuduàn) means “by any means necessary”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: by any means necessary
- Pinyin: bùzéshǒuduàn (bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4)
- Traditional: 不擇手段
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他为了达到目的不择手段。
  Tā wèile dádào mùdì bùzéshǒuduàn.
  He stopped at nothing to achieve his goal.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 择 (zé): to select; to choose
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand
- [段](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-periods/) (duàn): (measure word) for periods; paragraph

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-ze-shou-duan-by-any-means/

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