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考量

kǎoliáng

to consider; consideration

A person at a table studies a small scale with a key and a coin
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Characters in this word

考 kǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
耂 — old, aged
Made of
耂 old, aged 丂 breath
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

量 liáng

Strokes
12
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
旦 dawn 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 制定补偿标准时,政府必须把公平性和财政承受力一并考量。 Zhìdìng bǔcháng biāozhǔn shí, zhèngfǔ bìxū bǎ gōngpíngxìng hé cáizhèng chéngshòulì yíbìng kǎoliáng. When setting compensation standards, the government must consider both fairness and fiscal capacity.
  • 买房子要考量交通、价格和周围的环境。 Mǎi fángzi yào kǎoliáng jiāotōng, jiàgé hé zhōuwéi de huánjìng. When buying a house, you must weigh up transport, price and the surroundings.
  • 他反复考量,最后还是接受了那份工作。 Tā fǎnfù kǎoliáng, zuìhòu háishi jiēshòu le nà fèn gōngzuò. He weighed it up again and again, and in the end accepted the job.

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