商量 shāng liang
“to consult; to talk over; to discuss”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
商量 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1630: 商量 shāngliang — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 120
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用法How to use 商量
商量 means to talk something over with someone in order to decide, usually in an informal way. It is a verb and commonly appears as 跟/和 + person + 商量 + matter, or as 商量一下 / 商量商量. It often takes a thing as its object (商量事情、商量办法), not the person consulted.
例句Example sentences
- 这件事我想跟你商量一下。zhè jiàn shì wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ shāng liang yí xià.I'd like to talk this over with you.
- 我们在商量周末去哪儿。wǒ men zài shāng liang zhōu mò qù nǎr.We're discussing where to go this weekend.
- 先别决定，回家跟家人商量商量。xiān bié jué dìng, huí jiā gēn jiā rén shāng liang shāng liang.Don't decide yet; go home and talk it over with your family.