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琢磨

zhuó mó · zhuo mo/zuó mo · zuo mo

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Meaning

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zhuó mó 琢磨

  1. to carve and polish (jade)
  2. to polish and refine a literary work

zuó mo 琢磨

  1. to ponder
  2. to mull over
  3. to think through
  4. Taiwan pr. [zhuó mó]

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)琢(zuó)磨(mó)难(nán)题(tí)。

He likes to ponder difficult problems.

02

工(gōng)匠(jiàng)仔(zǐ)细(xì)琢(zhuó)磨(mó)玉(yù)石(shí)。

The craftsman carefully carves and polishes the jade.

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