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The Chinese word shangliang - 商量 - shāngliang
(to discuss in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shāngliang
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English translations
to discuss,
to talk over, to consult
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shāngliang are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 商量 ( shangliang / shāngliang ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women shangliang yixia ba.
Wǒmen shāngliang yīxià ba.– English translation: Let's talk it over.
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also: to consult | to measure
商量 ( shangliang / shāngliang ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 517)
商量 ( shangliang / shāngliang ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 517)
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