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着想

zhuóxiǎng

to consider; to think for someone's sake

A person wrapping a scarf around another person on a cold day
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Characters in this word

着 zhe

Strokes
11
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 目 eye

想 xiǎng

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
相 mutual, reciprocal 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他表面上替员工着想,实际上是在回避薪酬制度的核心问题。 Tā biǎomiàn shàng tì yuángōng zhuóxiǎng, shíjì shàng shì zài huíbì xīnchóu zhìdù de héxīn wèntí. On the surface he was thinking of the employees, but in fact he was avoiding the core issue in the pay system.
  • 做决定之前,你应该替孩子着想一下。 Zuò juédìng zhīqián, nǐ yīnggāi tì háizi zhuóxiǎng yīxià. Before making a decision, you should think of the children.
  • 她处处为家人着想,赢得了大家的尊敬。 Tā chùchù wèi jiārén zhuóxiǎng, yíngdé le dàjiā de zūnjìng. She always puts her family first, and that earned everyone's respect.

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