削

xiāo

HSK 7-93 readings

“To peel with a knife” in Chinese is 削 (xiāo).

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Meaning

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

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to reduce
to remove

Example

如果系统工程师继续离开，公司的竞争优势将会被削弱。

The company's competitive edge will be eroded if system engineers continue to leave.

From 削弱 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

xiāoto peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
xuēto pare / to reduce / to remove

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 削

剥削bōxuēto exploitHSK 7-9 削弱xuēruòto weakenHSK 7-9

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