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.

Other readings: zhuómó — to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work

Stroke order

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.

琢

zhuó

to cut (gems)

Words with 磨