错 落 有 致

cuò luò yǒu zhìdictionary entry

in picturesque disorder (idiom) / irregular arrangement with charming effect

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

錯落有致 错落有致 [cuo4 luo4 you3 zhi4] /in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect/

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Other forms in these source records: 錯落有致

错
cuò
mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver
Cuò
surname Cuo
落
là
to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind
lào
colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds
luò
to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
致
zhì
(bound form) fine / delicate / exquisite / (literary) to send / to transmit / to convey / (bound form) to cause / to lead to / consequently

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