No. 6,658 in Chinese
权衡
To weigh or balance options.
In a sentence
在做决定时，我们必须权衡利弊。
When making a decision, we must weigh the pros and cons.
In this sentence, 权衡 is used as a verb meaning 'to weigh or evaluate', emphasizing analyzing options.
他常常在工作的压力和家庭的责任之间权衡。
He frequently weighs the pressure of work against the responsibilities of family.
Here, 权衡 suggests the act of balancing or comparing two aspects in decision-making.
研究人员权衡了不同方法的效率和成本。
Researchers weighed the efficiency and cost of different methods.
权衡 is applied to describe a thorough consideration between effectiveness and expense.
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