Hanzi

to handle/to manage/to put in order/to arrange/to administer/to execute/to take action on/to plan

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

cuò, zé, cì

Bopomofo

ㄘㄨㄛˋ, ㄗㄜˊ, ㄘˋ

Jyutping

cou3

Example sentences

措施 cuòshī
政府採取了有效的措施。
政府采取了有效的措施。

The government took effective measures.

政府採取了有效措施。
政府采取了有效措施。

The government took effective measures.

措手不及 cuòshǒubùjí
這突如其來的消息讓我們措手不及。
这突如其来的消息让我们措手不及。

This sudden news caught us off guard.

他使出了一套獨門招數,令對手措手不及。
他使出了一套独门招数,令对手措手不及。

He used a set of unique moves, catching his opponent off guard.

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