How to say it in Chinese

Consult in Chinese

to consult · HSK 4

商量 shāng liang

  1. 商 shāng commerce
  2. 量 liàng amount

这件事我们商量一下吧。 Let's talk this over.

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How do you say consult in Chinese?

Consult in Chinese is 商量 (shāng liang). You can also say 参考 (cān kǎo), 请教 (qǐng jiào), 咨询 (zī xún).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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