Meaning
put in order; arrange; administer; execute; take action on
Chinese: 安排、处理、执行。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 措 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 措施cuò shīmeasure; step
- 举措jǔ cuòmove; act; measure
- 措手不及cuò shǒu bù jíno time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 筹措chóu cuòto raise (money)
Example Sentence
政府采取了很多措施来保护环境。Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ le hěn duō cuò shī lái bǎo hù huán jìng.The government took many measures to protect the environment.
政府Zhèng fǔgovernment采取cǎi qǔto take了le(completed action)很hěnvery多duōmany措施cuò shīmeasure来láito come保护bǎo hùto protect环境huán jìngenvironment。