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Hanzi

削 / 削

Traditional
削
Simplified
削

to pare/to reduce/to remove/Taiwan pr. [xue4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

xuē, xiāo, qiào, shào

Bopomofo

ㄒㄩㄝ, ㄒㄧㄠ, ㄑㄧㄠˋ, ㄕㄠˋ

Jyutping

soek3

Example sentences

削弱 xuēruò
這次經濟危機嚴重削弱了國家的實力。
这次经济危机严重削弱了国家的实力。

This economic crisis has severely weakened the country's strength.

剝削 / 剥削 bōxuē
我們應該反對任何形式的勞動剝削。
我们应该反对任何形式的劳动剥削。

We should oppose any form of labor exploitation.

奴隸主 / 奴隶主 núlìzhǔ
老師解釋奴隸主如何剝削被奴役的人。
老师解释奴隶主如何剥削被奴役的人。

The teacher explained how slave owners exploited enslaved people.

Example Vocabulary

削

xiao1

削弱

xue1'ruo4

to weaken; to cripple; to impair

削減

xue4'jian3

剝削

bo1'xue1

to exploit; exploitation

刀削面

切削

qie1'xiao1

削球

xue4'qiu2

削發

剝削者

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