Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
酌
zhuó
Description
"酌"的意思是倒酒或者喝酒，常常用在书面语里。
"酌" means to pour or drink wine, often used in written language.
它也可以表示仔细考虑，比如"酌情"就是看情况决定。
It can also mean to consider carefully, as in "酌情" which means to decide based on the situation.
Meanings
酌zhuó
to pour or drink wine
两个老朋友一起对酌。
Two old friends drink together.
酌zhuó
to consider; to weigh carefully
这件事请你酌情处理。
Please handle this matter at your discretion.
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Notes
- Nuance
mostly literary; in daily speech people say 喝酒 for drinking, not 酌.
- Etymology
originally means ladling wine from a vessel, later extended to "weigh/consider".
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