琢磨
Word · 2 readings
to think about something carefully for some time
Meaning
- to think about something carefully for some time
- to try hard to understand something or find an answer
Examples
我琢磨了很久，还是不明白。
wǒ zuó mo le hěn jiǔ, hái shì bù míng bai
I thought about it for a long time, but I still don't understand.
AI-generated sentence
这个问题很难，我要琢磨一下。
zhè ge wèn tí hěn nán, wǒ yào zuó mo yí xià
This question is hard; I need to think it over.
AI-generated sentence
zhuó mó
zhuo2mo2Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zuó mo.
Meaning
- to carve and polish jade
- to keep working on writing to make it better
Examples
工人用心琢磨这块玉。
gōng rén yòng xīn zhuó mó zhè kuài yù
The worker carefully carves and polishes this jade.
AI-generated sentence
他天天琢磨文章，想写得更好。
tā tiān tiān zhuó mó wén zhāng, xiǎng xiě de gèng hǎo
Every day he works on his writing because he wants it to be better.
AI-generated sentence