HSK 4 · Verbs

考虑 kǎolǜ “to think over” in Chinese

Traditional 考慮

What 考虑 means

  1. to think over
  2. to consider
  3. consideration

How to say 考虑

    考虑 in a sentence

    1. 你的建议值得考虑。

      Nǐ de jiànyì zhíde kǎolǜ.

      Your suggestion is worth considering.

      Sentence #10635230 from Tatoeba

    2. 我在考虑我晚饭做什么菜。

      Wǒ zài kǎolǜ wǒ wǎnfàn zuò shénme cài.

      I’m thinking about what to cook for dinner.

      Sentence #992571 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    3. 你应该考虑一下。

      Nǐ yīnggāi kǎolǜ yíxià.

      You should think it over.

      Sentence #13897449 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

    How 考虑 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 考 (kǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
    考kǎoto beat
    • 耂old form of 老 · lǎoMeaning part
    • 丂part of the characterSound part

    Memory aid考 and 老 share the top 耂 and once both meant “old”. Today 考 means to test.

    The character 虑 (lǜ) with each of its parts in a different colour
    虑lǜto think over
    • 虍tiger · hū
    • 心heart · xīn

    How to write 考虑

    考 6 strokes · 虑 10 strokes

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    考虑 (kǎolǜ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 考虑 (kǎolǜ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

    Words related to 考虑

    Words with 考

    考kǎo · to take an exam考试kǎoshì · exam参考cānkǎo · to consult思考sīkǎo · to reflect on考察kǎochá · to investigate考古kǎogǔ · archaeology考核kǎohé · to assess考验kǎoyàn · to test

    Words with 虑

    顾虑gùlǜ · worry无忧无虑wúyōuwúlǜ · carefree

    More words: Thinking & Talking

    交流jiāoliú · to exchange解释jiěshì · explanation拒绝jùjué · to refuse看法kànfǎ · way of looking at a thing理解lǐjiě · to comprehend理想lǐxiǎng · an ideal联系liánxì · to contact梦mèng · dream

    In the Chinese zodiac

    虎hǔ · Year of the Tiger

    虑 sits under 虍, the tiger’s head.

    FAQs

    考虑 (kǎolǜ) means “to think over” or “to consider”. It is an HSK 4 word.
    Say it kǎolǜ: kǎolǜ. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 考虑 is written 考慮. The pronunciation is the same.
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type kaolu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 考虑 from the suggestions. Typing kaolu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    考虑 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.