cuò
厝
place; arrange; handle
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Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesverb
to place; to put; to arrange
literaryA formal/literary term. Often used in set phrases.
Cuò错
huǒ火
jī积
xīn薪
。
To place firewood under the cauldron (i.e., to harbor a hidden danger).
Cuò措
zhì置
yù裕
rú如
。
To handle things with perfect ease.
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Tā他
cóng从
róng容
bú不
pò迫
de地
cuò措
bàn办
le了
yī一
qiè切
。
He arranged everything calmly and unhurriedly.
Zhè这
ge个
nán难
tí题
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
cuò措
shǒu手
bù不
jí及
。
This difficult problem caught us unprepared.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhèng正
zài在
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
kòng控
zhì制
yì疫
qíng情
。
The government is taking measures to control the epidemic.
verb
to temporarily inter a coffin; to place a coffin awaiting burial
archaicA highly specific, archaic ritual term.
Xiān先
rén人
líng灵
jiù柩
zàn暂
cuò措
yú于
cí祠
táng堂
。
The ancestor's coffin was temporarily placed in the ancestral hall.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
fú浮
cuò措
de的
xí习
sú俗
。
In ancient times, there was a custom of temporary shallow burial.
noun
house; building (dialectal)
dialectUsed in certain southern Chinese dialects, e.g., Min Nan, Hakka. Not standard Mandarin.
Cuò厝
hòu后
bian边
pǎo跑
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
dà大
huáng黄
gǒu狗
。
A big yellow dog ran out from behind the house.
Zhè这
jiān间
cuò厝
hěn很
dà大
。
This house is very big.
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Tā他
jiā家
xīn新
qǐ起
le了
yī一
dòng栋
cuò厝
。
His family built a new house.