错开 (cuò kāi) — to stagger (times, schedules); to alternate

Definition

A verb meaning to stagger or offset two times/schedules so they no longer overlap. Always needs an object (e.g. 错开时间, 错开班次) — unlike 调换, which means to swap or exchange.

verb

to stagger (times, schedules)to alternate

Examples

错开，。
Wǒ men kě yǐ bǎ huì yì shí jiān cuò kāi, zhè yàng jiù bú huì chōng tū le.
We can stagger the meeting times so they don't conflict.
错开，。
Zhè liǎng gè bān cì xū yào cuò kāi, bì miǎn tóng shí xiū xi.
These two shifts need to be staggered to avoid taking breaks at the same time.
，错开。
Wèi le jiǎn shǎo jiāo tōng yōng dǔ, gōng sī jué dìng cuò kāi shàng xià bān shí jiān.
To reduce traffic congestion, the company decided to stagger the commuting times.

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