consult; exchange views (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
磋商 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
我们需要进行一场长时间的磋商，以确定下一步的战略。 wǒ men xū yào jìn xíng yī chǎng cháng shí jiān de cuō shāng, yǐ què dìng xià yī bù de zhàn lüè. - We need to have a long negotiation to determine the next strategic steps.
代表团正在进行关于贸易合作的磋商。 dài biǎo tuán zhèng zài jìn xíng guān yú mào yì hé zuò de cuō shāng. - The delegation is conducting negotiations on trade cooperation.
双方在会议上进行了长时间的磋商，最终达成了一致意见。 shuāng fāng zài huì yì shàng jìn xíng le cháng shí jiān de cuō shāng, zuì zhōng dá chéng le yī zhì yì jiàn. - Both sides had lengthy negotiations during the meeting and eventually reached a consensus.
经过几轮磋商，双方终于取得了一些进展。 jīng guò jǐ lún cuō shāng, shuāng fāng zhōng yú qǔ dé le yī xiē jìn zhǎn. - After several rounds of negotiations, both sides finally made some progress.
在谈判中，双方就如何解决争议展开了磋商。 zài tán pàn zhōng, shuāng fāng jiù rú hé jiě jué zhēng yì zhǎn kāi le cuō shāng. - During negotiations, both sides discussed how to resolve the dispute.
Characters
商 shāng - business, commerce; merchant, businessman; to consult, to discuss |
磋 cuō - to polish or grind ivory; to consult |