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In this Upper-Intermediate/Advanced Qing Wen, we discuss the different ways to say "tricks" or "schemes" by looking at sentences using 名堂 (míngtáng),花招(huāzhāo),and 手段 (shǒuduàn).
Key Vocabulary:
名堂(事物的名称;事情;状况;道理) [míngtang ( shìwù de míngchēng; shìqing; zhuàngkuàng; dàolǐ)] - name of items; things; a situation; an argument
花招(好看、漂亮但是没有用的动作;骗人的手段或办法) [huāzhāo ( hǎokàn、 piàoliang dànshì méiyǒuyòng de dòngzuò; piànrén de shǒuduàn huò bànfǎ)] -a fancy move; pretty but useless moves; method or ways to scam someone.
手段(用来解决问题、达到目的的方法、做法) [shǒuduàn ( yònglái jiějué wèntí、 dádào mùdì de fāngfǎ、 zuòfǎ)] - a means of solving a problem; a way to achieve a goal; method
不择手段 (bù zé shǒuduàn) - by any means necessary; by fair or foul means
(常用动词)搞、弄、耍、使 [ ( chángyòng dòngcí) - to be stuck with
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