不择手段

bù zé shǒu duàn

by fair means or foul

Character by character

不bù
not

择zé
choose

手shǒu
hand

段duàn
method

他为了赚钱不择手段。

He'll stop at nothing to make money.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Usually 为了…不择手段; always negative.

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