Meaning of shǒu duàn:
手段
method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability; trick; wile
Wèi le dádào mùbiāo, tā shǐyòng le hěn duō bùtóng de shǒuduàn.
为了达到目标,他使用了很多不同的手段。
In order to achieve the goal, he used many different methods.
Tā zài tánpàn zhōng yùnyòngle gāomíng de shǒuduàn.
她在谈判中运用了高明的手段。
She used skilled tactics in the negotiation.
Tā de chénggōng shì tōngguò yīxiē bùdàodé de shǒuduàn huòdé de.
他的成功是通过一些不道德的手段获得的。
His success was achieved through some unethical tricks.