权衡
quánhéng
to weigh up, to balance
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 做决定前要权衡各种因素。Weigh the various factors before deciding.
- 他在利弊之间反复权衡。He weighed the pros and cons over and over.
Collocations
权衡利弊权衡得失反复权衡权衡轻重
Mnemonic
权 quán "scale weight" + 衡 héng "scale beam": the weight and beam of a scale, i.e. to weigh up, balance (interests, pros and cons). A near-synonym of 衡量 (héngliáng), but 权衡 stresses weighing options to decide. The 权 is in 权力 (power) and 权利 (rights). 权衡利弊 = to weigh pros and cons.
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