HSK 5 · Ideas

措施 cuòshī “measure” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 措施 means

  1. measure
  2. step

Measure word 个 gè · 一个措施 yí ge cuòshī

How to say 措施

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale措cuò4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale施shī1st tone, high and level

措施 in a sentence

  1. 这些措施可以预防疾病蔓延。

    Zhèxiē cuòshī kěyǐ yùfáng jíbìng mànyán.

    These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.

    Sentence #742937 from Tatoeba

  2. 非常时期需要非常措施。

    Fēicháng shíqī xūyào fēicháng cuòshī.

    Desperate times call for desperate measures.

    Sentence #4547227 from Tatoeba

  3. 我们采取了强有力的预防措施。

    Wǒmen cǎiqǔ le qiángyǒulì de yùfáng cuòshī.

    We took strong preventive measures.

    Sentence #332769 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 措施 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 措 (cuò) with each of its parts in a different colour
措cuòto handle
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 昔past · xīSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 昔 (xī) hints at the sound. Compare it with cuò.

The character 施 (shī) with each of its parts in a different colour
施shīto put into effect
  • 方square · fāng
  • 㐌a tribe of savages in South China · tā

How to write 措施

措 11 strokes · 施 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

措施 (cuòshī) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 措施 (cuòshī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 措施

Words with 施

设施shèshī · facilities施加shījiā · to exert实施shíshī · to implement施展shīzhǎn · to make full use of

More words: Ideas & Concepts

成分chéngfèn · ingredient成果chéngguǒ · result成就chéngjiù · accomplishment程度chéngdù · degree单元dānyuán · unit (forming an entity)道理dàoli · reason方案fāng'àn · plan方式fāngshì · way

FAQs

措施 (cuòshī) means “measure” or “step”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it cuòshī: cuò with a 4th tone, then shī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 措施 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one measure is 一个措施 (yí ge cuòshī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type cuoshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 措施 from the suggestions. Typing cuoshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
措施 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.