削

To peel with a knife in Chinese: 削 (xiāo)

xiāo

to peel with a knife

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to peel with a knife
  2. 2to pare
  3. 3to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

Stroke order

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削

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠ

xiāo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈正在用刀削苹果。

    mā ma zhèng zài yòng dāo xiāo píng guǒ。

    Mom is peeling an apple with a knife.

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Related words

剥削

bō xuē

to exploit

削弱

xuē ruò

to weaken

靴子

xuē zi

boots

穴位

xué wèi

acupuncture point

学历

xué lì

educational background

学士

xué shì

bachelor's degree

学说

xué shuō

theory

学堂

xué táng

college

学业

xué yè

studies

学艺

xué yì

to learn a skill or art

学子

xué zǐ

(literary) student

雪山

xuě shān

snow-capped mountain

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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