权衡利弊

quán héng lì bì

to weigh the pros and cons

Character by character

权quán
weigh

衡héng
balance

利lì
gains

弊bì
harms

换不换工作，你最好权衡利弊再做决定。

Whether or not to change jobs, you had better weigh up the pros and cons before you decide.

Tone: neutral.

权 is the weight of a steelyard and 衡 its beam (权衡 was a core word in lesson 3-13). Formal and common in advice and editorials; similar: 权衡得失.

Learn this in Lesson 130 · HSK 7–9: 修还是换 (Repair or replace?)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.