措施
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
措施 (cuòshī) · measure
措施 (cuòshī) means “measure; step”. It is written with 2 characters: 措 (to arrange) + 施 (to grant). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 措施 is built
The characters
措 cuò · to arrange
What 措 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 昔 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
施 shī · to grant
What 施 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 㐌yí — a tribe of savages in South China
- 亻rén — person
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
学校采取了新的安全措施。Xuéxiào cǎiqǔ le xīn de ānquán cuòshī.The school has taken new safety measures.
我们应该采取什么措施？Wǒmen yīnggāi cǎiqǔ shénme cuòshī?What measures should we take?
Questions about 措施
What does 措施 mean?
措施 (cuòshī) means “measure; step”.
How do you pronounce 措施?
措施 is pronounced cuòshī.
Which HSK level is 措施?
措施 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 措施 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.