cut (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
削 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
小 xiǎo - small (adj.) | HSK 1
笑 xiào - to laugh; smile (v.) | HSK 2
Examples
他用刀削了一个苹果。 Tā yòng dāo xuē le yī gè píngguǒ. - He cut an apple with a knife.
这个木匠正在削木头。 Zhège mùjiàng zhèngzài xuē mùtou. - The carpenter is shaving wood.
他用铅笔削尖了。 Tā yòng qiānbǐ xuē jiān le. - He sharpened the pencil.
为了减少重量，他们削掉了一些金属。 Wèile jiǎnshǎo zhòngliàng, tāmen xuē diào le yīxiē jīnshǔ. - To reduce weight, they shaved off some metal.
他削减了项目的预算。 Tā xuējiǎn le xiàngmù de yùsuàn. - He cut the budget for the project.
Phrases
剥削 bō xuē - exploit (v.) | HSK 6
削弱 xuē ruò - weaken; cripple (v.) | HSK 6