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zhuó

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zhuó Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuó | zhuo2
English translation
to pour wine
to drink wine
to deliberate
to consider
to pour wine, to drink wine; to deliberate, to consider

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About zhuó

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

zhuó

Contains the radical

yǒu

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

wine

Etymology of zhuó

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

酉勺

Semantic compound

yǒu

Phonetic compound

sháo

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using zhuó

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我们 wǒmen 必须 bìxū jiāng 所得 suǒ dé 利润 lìrùn zhuó liú 百分之五作为 zuòwéi 损耗费.

We have to allow five per cent of our profit for tear and wear.

以上 yǐ shàng diǎn 意见 yìjiàn 是否 shìfǒu 可行 kěxíng , qǐng 酌定 zhuó dìng .

Please weigh the above points and see if they are practicable.

他们 tā men de 客人 kèrén zài 游廊浅酌 zhāo 美酒 měi jiǔ

Their guests sipped drinks on the veranda.

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.

měi 6 fèn 酌加 zhuó jiā yāo 75毫升 háo shēng (3盎司 àng sī

Allow about 75ml (3fl oz) per six servings.

Words with zhuó

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhuó to pour wine zhuó
斟酌 zhēnzhuó to consider斟酌 zhēnzhuó
酌情 zhuó qíng to use discretion酌情 zhuó qíng
字斟句酌 zì zhēn jù zhuó weighing every word字斟句酌 zì zhēn jù zhuó
小酌 xiǎo zhuó to have a drink小酌 xiǎo zhuó
酌量 zhuó liáng to consider酌量 zhuó liáng
酌定 zhuó dìng to decide after intense deliberation酌定 zhuó dìng
酌予 zhuó yǔ to give as one sees fit酌予 zhuó yǔ
参酌 cān zhuó to deliberate參酌
商酌 shāng zhuó to deliberate商酌 shāng zhuó
对酌 duì zhuó to sit face-to-face and drink對酌
酌酒 zhuó jiǔ to pour wine酌酒 zhuó jiǔ
酌办 zhuó bàn to do as one thinks fit酌辦
便酌 biàn zhuó informal dinner便酌 biàn zhuó

zhuó Decomposition & Compounds

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zhuó Decomposition

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