tuī
qiāo

HSK 7-9
idiom
literary

Meaning of 推敲

推敲 means to weigh one's words; to deliberate; to polish (a piece of writing). Pronounced tuī qiāo. HSK 7-9.

  • to weigh one's words; to deliberate; to polish (a piece of writing)

Definitions & Examples

Xiě
wén
zhāng
shí
yào
fǎn
tuī
qiāo
 
qiú
biǎo
zhǔn
què
 

When writing an essay, one must deliberate repeatedly to strive for accurate expression.

Zhè
yòng
zài
zhè
shì
fǒu
shì
 
zhí
tuī
qiāo
 

Whether this word is appropriate here is worth careful consideration.

Jīng
guò
zài
sān
tuī
qiāo
 
zhōng
dìng
xià
le
zhè
fāng
àn
 

After repeated deliberation, he finally settled on this plan.

de
lùn
diǎn
luó
yán
 
xiè
 
xiǎn
rán
shì
jīng
guò
tuī
qiāo
de
 

His argument is logically tight and unassailable, clearly having been carefully polished.