Chinese word dictionary

挹酌

yì zhuó · to pour out wine

Practice word

Word information

Simplified挹酌

Traditional挹酌

Pinyinyì zhuó

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挹yì

to bale out; to pour

酌zhuó

to pour wine, to drink wine; to deliberate, to consider

How to learn 挹酌

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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斟酌zhēnzhuó

to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim

酌情zhuóqíng

to use discretion; to take circumstances into account; to make allowances pertinent to a situation

挹取yì qǔ

to ladle out; to scoop up

冲挹chōng yì

to defer to; to be submissive

挹注yì zhù

to shift resources into areas of need; to inject funds; to balance resources

奖挹jiǎng yì

to reward and promote