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削

xuē/xiāo

to pare; to reduce

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verbverb / noun Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

2 forms

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Meaning

xuē as in 削弱 xue1

to pare
to reduce
to remove
Taiwan pr. [xuè]

xiāo as in 削球 xiao1

to peel with a knife
to pare
to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

Example sentences

bāng 帮 wǒ 我 xiāo 削 yīxià 一下 tǔdòu 土豆。

Help me peel the potatoes.
gōngsī 公司 wèile 为了 xuējiǎn 削减 chéngběn 成本， jùjué 拒绝 ràng 让 yuángōng 员工 zìxíng 自行 jiābān 加班。

In order to cut down on costs, the company refuses to allow employees to work overtime.
qǐng 请 bǎ 把 mǎlíngshǔ 马铃薯 de 的 píxuē 皮削 diào 掉。

Please scrape the skin off the potatoes.

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