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Kao Lu - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Consider" in Mandarin Chinese

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Kao Lu

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Meaning

to think over; to consider; consideration

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►kǎo lu
Tone numbers: kao3 lu4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 考慮
Simplified: 考虑

First Character: 考 (kǎo) – to check; to verify; to test; to examine
Second Character: 慮 (lu) – anxiety

Examples of Kǎo Lu

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Wǒ kǎolǜ yīxià.
我考慮一下。
我考虑一下。
I will think it over a bit.

Nǐ mǎi chē shí zuìzhǔyào de kǎolǜ shì shénme?
妳買車時最主要的考慮是什麼?
你买车时最主要的考虑是什么?
What's your main concern when you are buying a car?

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