# 琢磨 (zuómo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 琢磨 (zuómo) means “to ponder; to think over”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to ponder; to think over
- Pinyin: zuómo (zuo2 mo5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: zhuómó — to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work

## Examples

- 这个问题我琢磨了一整个下午。
  Zhège wèntí wǒ zuómole yī zhěnggè xiàwǔ.
  I pondered this question for a whole afternoon.

## Characters

- 琢 (zhuó): to cut (gems)
- [磨](https://hanziro.com/word/mo-rub/) (mó): to rub; to polish

https://hanziro.com/word/zuo-mo-ponder/

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