long deliberation; think at length
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to think for a long time; to take a long time to consider (especially in chess, card games)
Specifically refers to taking considerable time to deliberate over a move or decision, commonly used in board games like chess or Go, and in card games.
Tā他
cháng长
kǎo考
le半
bàn个
gè小
xiǎo时
shí后
hòu下
xià出
chū了
le一
yī着
zhāo妙
miào棋
。
After thinking for half an hour, he made a brilliant move.
Miàn面
duì对
fù复
zá杂
de的
qí棋
jú局
，
qí棋
shǒu手
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
cháng长
kǎo考
。
Facing a complex chess situation, the player chose to deliberate at length.
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Tā他
dǎ打
pái牌
shí时
cóng从
bù不
cháng长
kǎo考
，
zǒng总
shì是
hěn很
kuài快
chū出
pái牌
。
He never thinks for long when playing cards, always playing his hand quickly.