to weigh; to deliberate; to polish (writing)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to weigh one's words; to deliberate; to polish (a piece of writing)
literaryDerived from an anecdote about the Tang poet Jia Dao pondering whether to use the word '推' (push) or '敲' (knock) in a poem. Now used metaphorically to describe careful consideration, especially regarding word choice or any decision.
Xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
shí时
yào要
fǎn反
fù复
tuī推
qiāo敲
，
lì力
qiú求
biǎo表
dá达
zhǔn准
què确
。
When writing an essay, one must deliberate repeatedly to strive for accurate expression.
Zhè这
gè个
cí词
yòng用
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
shì是
fǒu否
hé合
shì适
，
zhí值
dé得
tuī推
qiāo敲
。
Whether this word is appropriate here is worth careful consideration.
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Jīng经
guò过
zài再
sān三
tuī推
qiāo敲
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
dìng定
xià下
le了
zhè这
gè个
fāng方
àn案
。
After repeated deliberation, he finally settled on this plan.
Tā他
de的
lùn论
diǎn点
luó逻
jí辑
yán严
mì密
，
wú无
xiè懈
kě可
jī击
，
xiǎn显
rán然
shì是
jīng经
guò过
zǐ仔
xì细
tuī推
qiāo敲
de的
。
His argument is logically tight and unassailable, clearly having been carefully polished.