斟酌

斟酌 zhēnzhuó

To consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim^†

斟酌 in a sentence HSK 6 zhenzhuo

What 斟酌 means

To consider^†
to deliberate^†
to fill up a cup to the brim^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 斟酌, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

斟酌 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

斟

zhēn

Pour (to deliberate)

酌

zhuó

Pour out wine (consider)

How to write 斟酌

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斟酌 in a sentence

这句话的用词还需要斟酌。

Zhè jù huà de yòngcí hái xūyào zhēnzhuó.

The wording of this sentence still needs consideration.

他斟酌了很久才下笔。

Tā zhēnzhuó le hěn jiǔ cái xiàbǐ.

He deliberated a long time before putting pen to paper.

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Questions about 斟酌

What does 斟酌 mean in English?

斟酌 is pronounced zhēnzhuó and means To consider, to deliberate, to fill up a cup to the brim †.

How do you pronounce 斟酌?

斟酌 is zhēnzhuó in pinyin — written zhenzhuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 斟酌?

斟酌 is written with 2 characters: 斟 (zhēn) Pour (to deliberate), 酌 (zhuó) Pour out wine (consider). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 斟酌 an HSK word?

Yes — 斟酌 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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