削
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
Other readings: xiāo — to peel with a knife; to pare
Stroke order
Examples
- 新政策削去了不少多余的开支。The new policy pared down a lot of redundant expenses.