措

cuò

“To handle” in Chinese is 措 (cuò).

Other characters with the syllable cuo: see all 5 →

Meaning

to handle
to manage
to put in order

Show 5 more meanings

to arrange
to administer
to execute
to take action on
to plan

Example

预防措施比真正的治疗更有效。

Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.

From 措施 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 措

措施cuòshīmeasureHSK 4 筹措chóucuòto raise (money)HSK 7-9 举措jǔcuòmove; act; measureHSK 7-9 措手不及cuòshǒu-bùjíno time to deal with it (idiom); caught unpreparedHSK 7-9 惊慌失措jīnghuāng-shīcuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)HSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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