Chinese Word: 削 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

削Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:肖 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 肖 [ xiào ] to resemble, to look like; to be like
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

Similar Characters: 剆

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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HSK 6	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

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HSK 6	bō xuē	to exploit; exploitation
削弱HSK 6	xuē ruò	to weaken; to impair; to cripple
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

1		tā 他 shēn tǐ 身体 shòu xuē 瘦削， miàn sè cāng bái 面色苍白。 He is thin, pale.
2		kǎn 砍 shù 树 de 的 rén 人 xiāo qù 削去 le 了 shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上 de 的 shù pí 树皮。 The person cutting down the tree removed the bark from the branches.
3		yóu yú 由于 yù suàn 预算 xuē jiǎn 削减， tā 他 de 的 xīn shuǐ 薪水 bèi 被 xuē jiǎn 削减 le 了。 His salary was reduced due to budget cuts.
4		yóu yú 由于 shēng huó 生活 kāi zhī 开支 zēng jiā 增加， tā men 他们 bù de bù 不得不 xuē jiǎn 削减 lǚ yóu 旅游 zhī chū 支出。 Due to the increase in living expenses, they had to cut back on travel expenses.
5		guǎng fàn 广泛 de 的 dào bǎn 盗版 xiàn xiàng 现象 ràng 让 xǔ duō 许多 háng yè 行业 dōu 都 fù chū 付出 le 了 jù dà 巨大 de 的 dài jià 代价， xuē ruò 削弱 le 了 chuàng xīn 创新 hé 和 fā zhǎn 发展 de 的 dòng lì 动力。 The widespread piracy phenomenon has caused great losses in many industries, weakened the driving force of innovation and development.

1		tā 他 shēn tǐ 身体 shòu xuē 瘦削， miàn sè cāng bái 面色苍白。 He is thin, pale.
2		kǎn 砍 shù 树 de 的 rén 人 xiāo qù 削去 le 了 shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上 de 的 shù pí 树皮。 The person cutting down the tree removed the bark from the branches.
3		yóu yú 由于 yù suàn 预算 xuē jiǎn 削减， tā 他 de 的 xīn shuǐ 薪水 bèi 被 xuē jiǎn 削减 le 了。 His salary was reduced due to budget cuts.
4		yóu yú 由于 shēng huó 生活 kāi zhī 开支 zēng jiā 增加， tā men 他们 bù de bù 不得不 xuē jiǎn 削减 lǚ yóu 旅游 zhī chū 支出。 Due to the increase in living expenses, they had to cut back on travel expenses.
5		guǎng fàn 广泛 de 的 dào bǎn 盗版 xiàn xiàng 现象 ràng 让 xǔ duō 许多 háng yè 行业 dōu 都 fù chū 付出 le 了 jù dà 巨大 de 的 dài jià 代价， xuē ruò 削弱 le 了 chuàng xīn 创新 hé 和 fā zhǎn 发展 de 的 dòng lì 动力。 The widespread piracy phenomenon has caused great losses in many industries, weakened the driving force of innovation and development.