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cuō

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cuō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cuō | cuo1
English translation
deliberate
to polish
to polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate

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About cuō

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

cuō

Contains the radical

Shí

Learning hint

stone

Etymology of cuō

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

石差

Semantic compound

Shí

Phonetic compound

chā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and chā represents the sound.

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Example sentences using cuō

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他们 tā men 磋商 cuōshāng le hěn jiǔ , 但是 dànshì Néng 做出 zuò chū 决定 juédìng .

They consulted long, but could not decide.

磋商 cuōshāng Zhōng Huán 达成 dáchéng le 重启 chóng qǐ 两个联委会 de 决议 jué yì

It was also agreed to reactivate two joint committees on negotiations.

Words with cuō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
cuō deliberate cuō
切磋 qiē cuō to compare notes切磋 qiē cuō
磋商 cuōshāng to consult磋商 cuōshāng
切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó

cuō Decomposition & Compounds

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cuō Decomposition

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