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错开 Pronunciation and Pinyin

错开 Usage and Examples

stagger

space out

参加赛跑的选手很多,他们不得不把起跑的时间错开。

There were so many runners that they had to stagger the start.

在过去几年里该大学已经把学生的暑假时间错开了。

During the past few years the university has staggered the summer holiday periods for students.

The characters in 错开

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
错
cuò13wrong, miss, or interlace
开
kāi4open, start, operate

More words starting with 错

  • cuò错luàn乱Disorder, Confusion
  • cuò错le了Wrong, Incorrect
  • cuò错shì事mistake, wrong
  • cuò错wèi位misalignment, dislocation
  • cuò错bié别zì字Typo, Miswritten character
  • cuò错dòng动Slip, Dislocation
  • cuò错chǔ处fault; error; mistake
  • cuò错shī失miss, fail to seize
  • cuò错shī失le了missed, lost out on
  • cuò错shī失de的missed, lost
  • cuò错shī失liáng良jī机Miss a good opportunity, Let a golden opportunity slip by
  • cuò错zì字lián连piān篇Full of typos, Riddled with misspellings

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Questions about 错开

What does 错开 mean in Chinese?

错开 (cuò kāi) means “stagger, space out”.

How do you pronounce 错开?

错开 is pronounced cuò kāi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “stagger” in Chinese?

“stagger” is 错开 (cuò kāi) in Chinese.

How is 错开 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 错开, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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