削
xuē
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to pare; to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. xuè
Other reading: xiāo
to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
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削弱 xuē ruò to weaken剥削 bō xuē to exploit陡削 dǒu xiāo precipitous减削 jiǎn xuē to reduce切削 qiē xiāo to cut瘦削 shòu xuē slim削尖 xiāo jiān to sharpen削球 xiāo qiú to chop削波 xuē bō clipping削除 xuē chú to remove削发 xuē fà to shave one's head削籍 xuē jí dismissal from office削价 xuē jià to cut down the price削减 xuē jiǎn to cut down削瘦 xuē shòu thin削职 xuē zhí demotion剥削者 bō xuē zhě exploiter刀削面 dāo xiāo miàn knife-shaved noodles, a Shanxi specialty削铅笔 xiāo qiān bǐ to sharpen a pencil被剥削者 bèi bō xuē zhě person suffering exploitation剥削阶级 bō xuē jiē jí exploiting class下旋削球 xià xuán xiāo qiú undercut削铅笔机 xiāo qiān bǐ jī pencil sharpener