xuē

HSK 7-9
common
verb
technical

Meaning of

削 means to exploit; to reduce; to cut down. Pronounced xuē. HSK 7-9.

  • to exploit; to reduce; to cut down

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

běn
jiā
cán
xuē
gōng
rén
de
shèng
jià
zhí
 

Capitalists cruelly exploit the surplus value of workers.

Zhèng
jué
dìng
xuē
jiǎn
gōng
gòng
kāi
zhī
yìng
duì
cái
zhèng
wēi
 

The government decided to cut public spending to deal with the financial crisis.

Cháng
de
ràng
de
shēn
bèi
xuē
ruò
le
 

Long-term pressure has weakened his physical health.

Zhè
chǎng
qíng
xuē
ruò
le
quán
qiú
jīng
de
zēng
zhǎng
shì
tóu
 

This pandemic has weakened the global economic growth momentum.

Gōng
huà
xuē
jiǎn
yuán
gōng
lái
jiàng
chéng
běn
 

The company plans to cut employee benefits to reduce costs.