商量

yù shì yīng gāi duō hé qún zhòng shāng liang

遇事应该多和群众商量。

Consult the masses when something comes up.

zán men děi zhǎo zhǔ rèn lái shāng liang yī xià

咱们得找主任来商量一下。

We ought to talk it over with the director.

tā men huì shāng liang zhè jiàn shì de

他们会商量这件事的。

They will hold a consultation about the matter.

wèn tí hái méi shāng liang guò

问题还没商量过。

This problem has not been discussed yet.

shāng liang duì cè

商量对策

work out some counter measures through discussion

wǒ běn lái xiǎng gēn tā shāng liang jié guǒ què bǎ tā rě huǒ le

我本来想跟她商量，结果却把她惹火了。

I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry.