有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
to talk things over together; to settle things by discussion
Character by character
有yǒu
have
have
商shāng
discuss
discuss
有yǒu
have
have
量liàng
consult
consult
Example
他们夫妻俩遇到大事总是有商有量，很少吵架。
Whenever anything big comes up, the couple always talk it over together, and they hardly ever quarrel.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Colloquial and warm, built on 商量 split into the frame 有A有B. Describes a way of getting on, in families, among neighbours or colleagues: 有商有量地解决问题. The opposite is one person deciding everything: 一个人说了算.
Learn this in Lesson 129 · HSK 7–9: 老小区加装电梯 (Putting lifts into old blocks)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.
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