• 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	HSK 6
  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

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• 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	bō xuē	to exploit; exploitation	HSK 6
  削弱	xuē ruò	to weaken; to impair; to cripple	HSK 6
  削减	xuē jiǎn	to cut down; to reduce; to lower
  剥削阶级	bō xuē jiē jí	exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
  瘦削	shòu xuē	slim

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