think over; consider
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to think over; to consider; to ponder
informalColloquial term indicating careful consideration over a period of time. The neutral tone on the second syllable is characteristic of spoken northern Chinese.
Wǒ我
sī思
mo摸
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
，
jué觉
de得
zhè这
shì事
hái还
shì是
fēi非
bàn办
bù不
kě可
。
I thought it over for several days and felt that this matter still had to be done.
Nǐ你
sī思
mo摸
sī思
mo摸
，
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
hé合
shì适
ma吗
？
Think it over— is it appropriate to do it this way?
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Tā他
sī思
mo摸
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
yě也
méi没
xiǎng想
chū出
gè个
hǎo好
bàn办
fǎ法
。
He thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution.
Zhè这
shì事
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
sī思
mo摸
sī思
mo摸
，
bù不
néng能
jí急
zhe着
jué决
dìng定
。
This matter needs to be carefully considered; we can't rush the decision.