斟酌
Old HSK 6
斟酌 (zhēnzhuó) · to consider carefully
斟酌 (zhēnzhuó) means “to consider carefully; to weigh”. It is written with 2 characters: 斟 (to deliberate) + 酌 (to pour wine). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 斟酌 is built
The characters
斟 zhēn · to deliberate
What 斟 is made of
- 甚shén — considerably
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 匹pǐ — bolt of cloth
- 匸xì — box
- 儿ér — child
- 甘gān — sweet
- 斗dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
酌 zhuó · to pour wine
What 酌 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 勺sháo — spoon
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Example sentences
这件事你要好好斟酌一下。Zhè jiàn shì nǐ yào hǎohǎo zhēnzhuó yíxià.You should think this over carefully.
他斟酌了很久才回信。Tā zhēnzhuó le hěnjiǔ cái huíxìn.He thought it over for a long time before replying.
Questions about 斟酌
What does 斟酌 mean?
斟酌 (zhēnzhuó) means “to consider carefully; to weigh”.
How do you pronounce 斟酌?
斟酌 is pronounced zhēnzhuó.
Which HSK level is 斟酌?
斟酌 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 斟酌 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 231: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.