相商 (xiāng shāng) — to consult, to discuss together

Definition

verb
to consultto discuss together

Examples

  • 相商。
    Tā men xū yào xiāng shāng yí xià zhè ge wèn tí.
    They need to consult on this issue.
  • 相商。
    Wǒ men zhǎo gè shí jiān xiāng shāng ba.
    Let's find a time to discuss it.
  • 相商，。
    Jīng guò duō cì xiāng shāng, tā men zhōng yú dá chéng le xié yì.
    After many consultations, they finally reached an agreement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

相xiāngmutually
商shāngconsult

相 means mutually and 商 means consult, so they describe discussing with one another.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

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