琢磨 zuómozhuómó HSK7 ponder Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (3) All meanings 4 zuómo 2 ponder 2zhuómó 2 carve and polish 1polish and refine 1 4 sentences 他在琢磨该怎么解决这个问题。 tā zài zuómo gāi zěnme jiějué zhègè wèntí. He is pondering how to solve this problem. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这句话里的名堂大着呢,你得仔细琢磨。 zhè jù huà lǐ de míngtang dà zhe ne, nǐ děi zǐxì zuómo. There is more to this sentence than meets the eye; you have to think about it carefully. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这块玉石经过精心琢磨,显得格外晶莹剔透。 zhè kuài yùshí jīngguò jīngxīn zhuómó, xiǎnde géwài jīngyíngtītòu. This jade has been carefully polished and looks exceptionally translucent. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他的文章经过反复琢磨,辞藻变得非常华丽。 tā de wénzhāng jīngguò fǎnfù zhuómó, cízǎo biàn de fēicháng huálì. His article was repeatedly refined until the wording became very elegant. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary