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削

xiāo · xiao/xuē · xue

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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xiāo 削

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

xuē 削

  1. to pare
  2. to reduce
  3. to remove
  4. Taiwan pr. [xuè]
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In a conversation

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Peeling an apple

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)会(huì)削(xiāo)苹果(píngguǒ)吗(ma)？

    Can you peel an apple?

  2. Dengdeng

    会(huì)，我(wǒ)削(xiāo)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    Yes, I peel very fast.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)削(xiāo)一个(yīgè)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Then peel one and let me see.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，看好(kànhǎo)了(le)。

    Okay, watch.

  5. Liangliang

    削(xiāo)完(wán)了(le)，苹果(píngguǒ)呢(ne)？

    Done peeling. Where is the apple?

  6. Dengdeng

    都(dōu)削(xiāo)光(guāng)了(le)，只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)一个(yīgè)苹果核(píngguǒhé)。

    I peeled it all away. Only the core is left.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)削(xiāo)芹(qín)菜(cài)和(hé)土(tǔ)豆(dòu)。

I am peeling the celery and the potatoes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by wma · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)用(yòng)小(xiǎo)刀(dāo)削(xiāo)苹(píng)果(guǒ)皮(pí)。

He peels an apple with a small knife.

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