How to say “consult” in Chinese

商量

shāngliang

consult, discuss

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Politeness and conversation”

“Consult” in Chinese is 商量, shāng liang: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

商量 is read shāng liang: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shāng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

liang — neutral toneshort and unstressed

How to write it

商

shāng — trade

量

liàng — quantity; measure

Three readings: liàng in 质量 and 数量, liáng — “to measure”, and in 商量 the neutral tone, liang.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “商量”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 商量. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我想跟你商量一件事。wǒxiǎnggēnnǐshāngliangyíjiànshìThere's something I'd like to talk over with you.
我觉得应该先跟大家商量一下。wǒjuédeyīnggāixiāngēndàjiāshāngliangyíxiàI think we should talk it over with everyone first.
等到他回来，我们再商量。děngdàotāhuílái,wǒmenzàishāngliangWhen he’s back, then we’ll discuss it.
我想同你商量一件事。wǒxiǎngtóngnǐshāngliangyíjiànshìI’d like to discuss something with you.
这件事我们什么时候商量？zhèjiànshìwǒmenshénmeshíhoushāngliangWhen shall we talk this over?
方案已经定了，至于时间，以后再商量。fāng’ànyǐjīngdìngle,zhìyúshíjiān,yǐhòuzàishāngliangThe plan is settled; as for the timing, we'll discuss it later.

More words from the lesson “Let's talk it over”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “consult” in Chinese?

“Consult” in Chinese is 商量, pinyin shāngliang.

What does 商量 mean?

商量 (shāngliang) means “consult, discuss”.

How do you write 商量?

商量 is 2 characters: 商 (shāng) — trade; 量 (liàng) — quantity; measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 商量?

商量 is read shāngliang. Tones: shāng — first tone, liang — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“consult” in the lesson “Let's talk it over”

This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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