zuó​mozhuó​mó HSK7

ponder

琢磨 zuó​mo frequency
ponder verb
to ponder, mull over, or think through something carefully

He is pondering how to solve this problem.

琢磨 zhuó​mó
carve and polish verb
to carve and polish jade or other precious stones

This jade has been carefully polished and looks exceptionally translucent.

polish and refine verb
to polish and refine a literary work, artistic creation, or skill

His article was repeatedly refined until the wording became very elegant.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
6.02 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
8.63 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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