措施 (cuòshī)

措施 refers to a concrete action, step, or measure deliberately taken to address a problem or achieve an objective.

Meanings

[noun] Measure; step; action; countermeasure.

Example Sentences

政府采取了有效的措施控制污染。 Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔle yǒuxiào de cuòshī kòngzhì wūrǎn. The government took effective measures to control pollution.

我们需要立即采取行动，否则问题会更严重。 Wǒmen xūyào lìjí cǎiqǔ cuòshī, fǒuzé wèntí huì gèng yánzhòng. We need to take measures immediately, or the problem will get worse.

学校制定了一系列安全措施。 Xuéxiào zhìdìngle yī xìliè ānquán cuòshī. The school has formulated a series of safety measures.

这些措施取得了明显的效果。 Zhèxiē cuòshī qǔdéle míngxiǎn de xiàoguǒ. These measures have achieved noticeable results.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
采取措施	to take measures
有效措施	effective measures
安全措施	safety measures
紧急措施	emergency measures
制定措施	to formulate measures

Usage Notes

措施 is almost always used with 采取 (to take/adopt), forming the highly frequent phrase 采取措施 (to take measures). It is a formal noun used in administrative, political, and business contexts. Its near-synonym 办法 (bànfǎ, method/way) is more colloquial.

Memory Hook

措 contains the hand radical, suggesting placing something in order, and 施 means "to implement" — placing and implementing actions are the two steps of any measure.