zhuó
琢
carve jade; polish
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
carve jade into artifacts; polish stone
formalOriginally refers to processing jade, now extended to refer to carefully processing or refining other materials or ideas.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yù玉
qì器
shì是
jīng经
diāo过
xì精
zhuó雕
cái细
wán琢
chéng才
de完
成
的
。
This jade piece was finished through meticulous carving and polishing.
Yù玉
bù不
zhuó琢
，
bù不
chéng成
qì器
，
rén人
bù不
xué学
，
bù不
zhī知
dào道
。
Jade that is not carved cannot become a useful vessel; a person who does not study will not understand the truth.
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Gōng工
jiàng匠
bǎ把
fěi翡
cuì翠
zhuó琢
chéng成
le了
yí一
gè个
jīng精
zhì致
de的
xiǎo小
hú茶
chǎ壶
。
The craftsman carved the jadeite into a delicate small teapot.
Tā他
huā花
le了
bàn半
nián年
shí时
jiān间
zhuó琢
zhè这
kuài块
shòu寿
shān山
shí石
yìn印
zhāng章
。
He spent half a year carving this Shoushan stone seal.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xū需
yào要
fǎn反
fù复
zhuó琢
mó磨
cái才
néng能
dìng定
gǎo稿
。
This article needs repeated polishing before it can be finalized.