# 削 (xuē)

In Mandarin Chinese, 削 (xuē) means “to pare; to cut down; to reduce”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pare; to cut down; to reduce
- Pinyin: xuē (xue1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: xiāo — to peel with a knife; to pare

## Examples

- 新政策削去了不少多余的开支。
  Xīn zhèngcè xuēqùle bùshǎo duōyú de kāizhī.
  The new policy pared down a lot of redundant expenses.

https://hanziro.com/word/xue-pare/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).