错峰

錯峰
cuòfēng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to stagger usage to avoid peak load
  2. 2 to off-peak (something)

Examples

Jiànyì dàjiā cuòfēng chūxíng.
We recommend everyone travel off-peak.
Gōngsī shíxíng cuòfēng shàngxiàbān.
The company has staggered work hours.
Cuòfēng yòngdiàn kěyǐ jiǎnqīng diànwǎng yālì.
Off-peak electricity use can reduce strain on the grid.

Tips

usage
Modern administrative buzzword, very productive: 错峰出行 (travel), 错峰上班 (commute), 错峰 (electricity), 错峰旅游 (tourism). here means 'misalign / stagger,' not 'wrong.'
memory
Think of as the 'peak' on a usage graph — 错峰 means 'miss the peak,' i.e. shift your activity to the valleys.

Stroke Order

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