Chinese word dictionary

瘦削

shòu xuē · slim

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Word information

Simplified瘦削

Traditional瘦削

Pinyinshòu xuē

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

瘦shòu

thin, lean, emaciated; meager

削xuē

to pare, to scrape, to trim

How to learn 瘦削

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

瘦shòu

thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive

剥削bōxuē

to exploit; exploitation

削xiāo

to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

削减xuējiǎn

to cut down; to reduce; to lower

削弱xuēruò

to weaken; to impair; to cripple