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
酌情
zhuóqíng
to handle according to circumstances; use discretion
Characters in this word
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 法院会根据悔罪表现和赔偿情况酌情减轻处罚。 Fǎyuàn huì gēnjù huǐzuì biǎoxiàn hé péicháng qíngkuàng zhuóqíng jiǎnqīng chǔfá. The court may reduce the penalty at its discretion based on remorse and compensation.
- 老师会酌情处理迟到的问题，不会处罚每一个学生。 Lǎoshī huì zhuóqíng chǔlǐ chídào de wèntí, bú huì chǔfá měi yī gè xuésheng. The teacher will handle lateness at his discretion; he won't punish every student.
- 退款金额由客服酌情决定，几天内就会到账。 Tuìkuǎn jīn'é yóu kèfú zhuóqíng juédìng, jǐ tiān nèi jiù huì dào zhàng. The refund amount is decided by customer service at its discretion and will arrive within days.
Related words
- 斟酌 zhēnzhuó to deliberate; to weigh up; to consider carefully
- 爱情 àiqíng love
- 热情 rèqíng warm and friendly
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 心情 xīnqíng mood
- 感情 gǎnqíng feelings; relationship
- 情感 qínggǎn feelings; emotions
- 情况 qíngkuàng situation
- 表情 biǎoqíng facial expression; emoji
- 情景 qíngjǐng situation; scene
- 同情 tóngqíng to sympathize with
- 情节 qíngjié plot