措 (cou3 | cuo4) : arrange; make plans

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措

cou3

cuo4

[1] arrange; manage; handle
[2] make plans; make preparation

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

措

This word has been viewed 5672 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Oct 2010 04:35

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措施 cou3 si1 cuo4 shi1 = measure (policy); step; action (to be taken)

保護措施 bou2 wu6 cou3 si1 bao3 hu4 cuo4 shi1 = a safeguard

初步措施 co1 bou6 cou3 si1 chu1 bu4 cuo4 shi1 = [n] preliminary

採取措施 coi2 ceoi2 cou3 si1 cai3 qu3 cuo4 shi1 = to adopt a measure

不知所措 bat1 zi1 so2 cou3 bu4 zhi1 suo3 cuo4 = be at a loss; be at one's wits' end 國

安全措施 on1 cyun4 cou3 si1 an1 quan2 cuo4 shi1 = safety measures, safety precautions

預防措施 jyu6 fong4 cou3 si1 yu4 fang2 cuo4 shi1 = protective step; protective measure

人群管理措施 jan4 kwan4 gun2 lei5 cou3 si1 = crowd-control measures

保安措施 bou2 on1 cou3 si1 = security measures

嚴厲措施 jim4 lai6 cou3 si1 = drastic measures
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 措
Unicode code for this character: U+63aa (off-site link)

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