Meaning of 琢磨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zuómo
- to ponder
- to mull over
- to think through
- Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
zhuómó
- to carve and polish (jade)
- to polish and refine a literary work
Stroke order for each character
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琢 zuó · to polish jade · 12 strokes
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磨 mó · to rub · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 琢磨.
| 折磨 | zhémó | to torment; to torture |
| 磨难 | mónàn | a torment; a trial |
| 磨损 | mósǔn | to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out |
| 打磨 | dǎmó | to polish; to burnish; to shine |
| 磨合 | móhé | to break in; to wear in |
| 磨坊 | mòfáng | mill |
| 磨蹭 | móceng | to rub lightly; to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally |
| 消磨 | xiāomó | to wear down; to sap |
| 磨磨蹭蹭 | mómócèngcèng | to dillydally; slow-going |
| 磨练 | móliàn | to temper oneself; to steel oneself |
Questions about 琢磨
What does 琢磨 mean?
琢磨 (zuómo) means "to ponder; to mull over" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 琢磨?
琢磨 is made of 2 characters: 琢 (12 strokes), 磨 (16 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
Is 琢磨 an HSK word?
Yes. 琢磨 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.