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措施

cuò shī

measure; step

How common it is

措施 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say cuò shī slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

措施表示为解决问题采取的办法。

cuò shī biǎo shì wèi jiě jué wèn tí cǎi qǔ de bàn fǎ。

措施 means a measure or action taken to solve a problem.

Context note

措施常用于安全、管理和改进。

cuò shī cháng yòng yú ān quán 、 guǎn lǐ hé gǎi jìn。

It is often used with safety, management, and improvement.

5 examples

学校采取了措施。
xué xiào cǎi qǔ le cuò shī。
The school took measures.
请注意安全措施。
qǐng zhù yì ān quán cuò shī。
Please pay attention to safety measures.
他们讨论了解决措施。
tā men tǎo lùn liǎo jiě jué cuò shī。
They discussed solutions/measures.
措施要及时。
cuò shī yào jí shí。
Measures must be timely.
这个措施很有效。
zhè ge cuò shī hěn yǒu xiào。
This measure is very effective.

5 mini stories

老师说要采取保护措施。
lǎo shī shuō yào cǎi qǔ bǎo hù cuò shī。
The teacher said protective measures should be taken.
为了安全,大家采取了新措施。
wèi le ān quán, dà jiā cǎi qǔ le xīn cuò shī。
For safety, everyone took new measures.
这个措施帮助了很多人。
zhè ge cuò shī bāng zhù le hěn duō rén。
This measure helped many people.
措施做好了,问题就少了。
cuò shī zuò hǎo le, wèn tí jiù shǎo le。
If measures are done well, there will be fewer problems.
他们制定了新的管理措施。
tā men zhì dìng le xīn de guǎn lǐ cuò shī。
They formulated new management measures.

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