Usage note
商量表示一起讨论办法。
shāng liáng biǎo shì yì qǐ tǎo lùn bàn fǎ。
Discuss means to talk together about a plan.
Context note
商量常用于决定事情、安排和计划。
shāng liáng cháng yòng yú jué dìng shì qíng 、 ān pái hé jì huà。
Discuss often appears with decisions, arrangements, and plans.
5 examples
我们商量一下。
wǒ men shāng liáng yí xià。
Let's discuss it.
他们在商量计划。
tā men zài shāng liáng jì huà。
They are discussing the plan.
先和家人商量。
xiān hé jiā rén shāng liáng。
Discuss with your family first.
老师和学生商量活动。
lǎo shī hé xué shēng shāng liáng huó dòng。
The teacher discussed the activity with the students.
请和我商量后再决定。
qǐng hé wǒ shāng liáng hòu zài jué dìng。
Please discuss with me before deciding.
5 mini stories
爸爸妈妈在商量周末去哪儿。
bà ba mā ma zài shāng liáng zhōu mò qù nǎ ér。
Dad and Mom are discussing where to go on the weekend.
我们商量好了再出发。
wǒ men shāng liáng hǎo le zài chū fā。
We will set off after discussing it.
老师和班长商量班级活动。
lǎo shī hé bān zhǎng shāng liáng bān jí huó dòng。
The teacher and class monitor discussed the class activity.
遇到问题，先商量再做决定。
yù dào wèn tí， xiān shāng liáng zài zuò jué dìng。
When problems come up, discuss first and then decide.
他们商量得很认真。
tā men shāng liáng dé hěn rèn zhēn。
They discussed it very seriously.
Mini dialogue
一起商量
A
我们商量一下明天的活动吧。
Wǒ men shāng liang yī xià míng tiān de huó dòng ba.
Let's discuss tomorrow's activity.
B
好，我正想和你商量这件事。
Hǎo, wǒ zhèng xiǎng hé nǐ shāng liang zhè jiàn shì.
Okay, I was just about to discuss this with you.
需要商量
A
这件事很重要，需要和老师商量。
Zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòng yào, xū yào hé lǎo shī shāng liang.
This matter is important and needs to be discussed with the teacher.
B
对，我们一起去商量吧。
Duì, wǒ men yī qǐ qù shāng liang ba.
Right, let's go discuss it together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
讨论
tǎo lùn
discuss
讨论 is more formal; 商量 is for making plans together
related
决定
jué dìng
decide
After 商量, you often 决定 something