不择手段 (bù zé shǒu duàn) — (idiom) by any means necessary, by hook or by crook (with negative connotation)

Definition

A negative idiom: achieving a goal through any means, regardless of ethics. Often pairs with 地 to modify a verb, as in 不择手段地做某事.

idiom
by any means necessaryby hook or by crook (with negative connotation)

Beispiele

  • 不择手段
    Wèi le yíng, tā bù zé shǒu duàn, shèn zhì bù xī shāng hài péng you.
    To win, he stops at nothing, even hurting his friends.
  • 不择手段
    Zhè jiā gōng sī bù zé shǒu duàn dì dǎ yā jìng zhēng duì shǒu.
    This company uses every dirty trick to suppress its competitors.
  • 不择手段
    Tā wèi le shēng zhí bù zé shǒu duàn, zuì hòu shī qù le dà jiā de xìn rèn.
    He would do anything for a promotion, and in the end he lost everyone's trust.

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