Translation of 琢磨 to English with examples of 琢磨 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

琢磨

zhuó mó

v. to sculpt and polish (jade); to refine (an article)

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Other meanings

[zuó mo] v. to think about, to ponder, to mull over

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

琢磨玉器

zhuó mó yù qì

phr. to carve and polish jade wares

这篇文章还需要再琢磨。

這篇文章還需要再琢磨。

zhè piān wén zhāng hái xū yào zài zhuó mó .

phr. This article still needs polishing.

不经过琢磨，宝石也不会发光。

不經過琢磨，寶石也不會發光。

bù jīng guò zhuó mó, bǎo shí yě bú huì fā guāng .

phr. Without carving and polishing, even precious stones will not shine.