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Meaning of 削

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Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (knife) conveys the meaning.
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  • Pinyin: xiāo
    English Definition: to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①用刀切去或割去:削皮。削发。刮削。削足适履(把脚削去一块来适应小鞋,喻迁就或勉强凑合)。
    ②减少,删除:削剔。削职。削损。
    ③像刀削过似的,一般形容陡峭或消瘦:削壁。削立(陡峭壁立)。瘦削。
    ④古代用来书写的刀:削刀。

    Example Words:
    切削 qiē xiāo to cut; cutting; machining
    刀削面 dāo xiāo miàn knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
    削球 xiāo qiú (sport) to chop; to cut
    陡削 dǒu xiāo precipitous
    下旋削球 xià xuán xiāo qiú (golf, tennis) undercut
    More: 削* | *削 | *削*
  • Pinyin: xuē
    English Definition: to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
    Chinese Definition:
    ①用于一些复合词:削除。削减。削弱。剥削。
    Example Words:
    剥削 xuē to exploit; exploitation
    削弱 xuē ruò to weaken; to impair; to cripple
    削减 xuē jiǎn to cut down; to reduce; to lower
    剥削阶级 xuē jiē exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
    瘦削 shòu xuē slim
    More: 削* | *削 | *削*
Example Sentences
1
He is thin, pale.
2
The person cutting down the tree removed the bark from the branches.
3
His salary was reduced due to budget cuts.
4
Due to the increase in living expenses, they had to cut back on travel expenses.
5
广
The widespread piracy phenomenon has caused great losses in many industries, weakened the driving force of innovation and development.