斟 zhēn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
斟酌
zhēnzhuó
to deliberate; to weigh up; to consider carefully
Characters in this word
酌 zhuó
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 酉 — wine
- Made of
- 酉 wine 勺 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在公布改革方案之前，委员会还需要反复斟酌各方可能承担的成本。 Zài gōngbù gǎigé fāng'àn zhīqián, wěiyuánhuì hái xūyào fǎnfù zhēnzhuó gèfāng kěnéng chéngdān de chéngběn. Before announcing the reform plan, the committee still needs to weigh up repeatedly the costs that each side may bear.
- 这个词用在这里不太合适，你再斟酌一下。 Zhège cí yòng zài zhèlǐ bù tài héshì, nǐ zài zhēnzhuó yíxià. This word doesn't quite fit here — weigh it over once more.
- 这篇文章的标题他斟酌了整整半天。 Zhè piān wénzhāng de biāotí tā zhēnzhuó le zhěngzhěng bàntiān. He deliberated over the title of this article for a whole half day.
Related words
- 酌情 zhuóqíng to handle according to circumstances; use discretion
- 顺其自然 shùnqízìrán let nature take its course
- 思前想后 sīqiánxiǎnghòu to think carefully; to ponder over
- 逃避 táobì to evade; to avoid
- 琢磨 zuómo to ponder; to polish through careful thought or work
- 疏忽 shūhu to neglect; to overlook; negligence
- 想方设法 xiǎngfāngshèfǎ to try every possible means
- 遗忘 yíwàng to forget; to be forgotten
- 物色 wùsè to look for; to seek out
- 遗漏 yílòu to omit; to leave out
- 搜寻 sōuxún to search for; to look for
- 验 yàn to examine; to test; to verify