商量

Meaning(verb)

to consult; to talk over; to discuss

Pattern: 跟/和 + person + 商量. It mainly means "talk over", not "bargain".

Examples

• 这件事我们商量一下吧。

  zhè jiàn shì wǒ men shāng liáng yí xià ba.

  Let's talk this over.

• 我要跟家人商量商量。

  wǒ yào gēn jiā rén shāng liáng shāng liáng.

  I need to discuss it with my family.

• 有问题可以跟经理商量。

  yǒu wèn tí kě yǐ gēn jīng lǐ shāng liáng.

  If there's a problem, you can talk it over with the manager.

Easily confused

• 讨论 — 讨论 is a (more formal) discussion of a topic; 商量 is talking something over to reach a decision.

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