商榷

shāngquè

verb #36,713

Meanings

Zhè ge fāng'àn hái yǒu shāngquè de yúdì.

There's still room to discuss this plan.

Tā de jiélùn zhídé shāngquè.

His conclusion is open to debate.

Wǒmen xūyào jiù zhè ge wèntí zài shāngquè yīxià.

We need to deliberate on this issue further.

Formal/written, common in academic writing. 值得商榷 (open to debate) is a diplomatic way to disagree with someone's view without rejecting it outright.

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