zuó
琢
think over; ponder
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
think carefully; ponder; mull over
informalUsed exclusively in the spoken collocation 琢磨 (zuó mo), cannot be used alone with this pronunciation.
Wǒ我
zhèng正
zài在
zuó琢
mo磨
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
gāi该
zěn怎
me么
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
I am pondering how to handle this matter.
Tā他
zuó琢
mo磨
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
zhōng终
yú于
xiǎng想
chū出
le了
yí一
gè个
hǎo好
bàn办
fǎ法
。
He thought for a long time and finally came up with a good idea.
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Nǐ你
hǎo好
hǎo好
zuó琢
mo磨
yī一
xià下
tā他
shuō说
de的
huà话
shì是
shén什
me么
yì意
si思
。
Take a moment to figure out what he meant by his words.
Zhè这
gè个
fāng方
àn案
hái还
xū需
yào要
dà大
jiā家
zuó琢
mo磨
zuó琢
mo磨
。
Everyone needs to mull over this plan a bit more.
Tā他
zuó琢
mo磨
chū出
le了
yī一
tào套
shì适
hé合
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xué学
xí习
fāng方
fǎ法
。
He worked out a study method that suits him.