xiāo
削
peel; shave; pare
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to peel; to pare; to shave off
informalUsed for peeling fruits, sharpening pencils, or trimming thin layers from objects, mostly used in spoken daily contexts.
Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
xiāo削
yī一
xià下
qiān铅
bǐ笔
。
Please help me sharpen this pencil.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
xiāo削
píng苹
guǒ果
pí皮
gěi给
wǒ我
chī吃
。
Mom is peeling an apple for me to eat.
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Tā他
yòng用
xiǎo小
dāo刀
xiāo削
qù去
le了
mù木
tou头
biǎo表
miàn面
de的
máo毛
cì刺
。
He used a small knife to shave off the burrs on the wood surface.
Nǐ你
huì会
xiāo削
tǔ土
dòu豆
sī丝
ma吗
？
Can you shred potatoes by peeling and slicing them?
Bié别
xiāo削
dào到
shǒu手
le了
！
Be careful not to cut your hand!