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斟酌 zhēnzhuó

斟酌 zhēnzhuó Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 斟酌 zhēnzhuó .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēnzhuó | zhen1 zhuo2
English translation
to consider
to deliberate
to fill up a cup to the brim

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Traditional form

斟酌 zhēnzhuó

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 斟酌 zhēnzhuó

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zhēn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Dǒu represents the meaning and shén represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shén

Semantic compound

Dǒu

Positional decomposition

甚斗

Number of Strokes

13
zhuó

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and sháo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

sháo

Semantic compound

yǒu

Positional decomposition

酉勺

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 斟酌 zhēnzhuó

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讲话 jiǎng huà shí 斟酌 zhēnzhuó 再三 zàisān shuì 非常 fēicháng màn

She spoke very slowly, weighing what she would say.

说话 shuōhuà 非常 fēicháng màn 好像 hǎoxiàng 每个 dōu yāo 仔细 zǐxì 斟酌 zhēnzhuó

He said the words very slowly, as if weighing each one of them.

斟酌 zhēnzhuó Decomposition

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斟酌 zhēnzhuó Compounds

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