措
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cuò · to arrange

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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 措

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cuòWords pronounced cuò
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Example sentences

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Wǒ men shǐ yòng le qiáng dà de cuò shī lái yù fáng.我们使用了强大的措施来预防。

We took strong measures to prevent it.

Source: Tatoeba #334902 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi yǒu xiǎng yào ràng nǐ bù zhī suǒ cuò.我沒有想要讓你不知所措。

I didn't mean to overwhelm you.

Source: Tatoeba #13138190 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuó tiān wǎn shàng, wǒ jīng huāng shī cuò.昨天晚上,我惊慌失措。

Last night, I fell into a panic.

Source: Tatoeba #726739 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men cǎi qǔ le qiáng yǒu lì de yù fáng cuò shī.我们采取了强有力的预防措施。

We took strong measures to prevent it.

Source: Tatoeba #332769 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fēi cháng shí qī xū yào fēi cháng cuò shī.非常时期需要非常措施。

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Source: Tatoeba #4547227 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yù fáng cuò shī bǐ zhēn zhèng de zhì liáo gèng yǒu xiào.预防措施比真正的治疗更有效。

Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.

Source: Tatoeba #334881 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 措 in context

  1. Say cuò, then recall the core meaning: to arrange.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 措施 (cuò shī), meaning “measure”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 措 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.