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切削

qiē xiāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cut / cutting / machining
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8094164607a20abc. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

切削 切削 [qie1 xiao1] /to cut/cutting/machining/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 切
    qiē

    to cut; to slice; to carve / (math.) tangential

    qiè

    definitely; absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)

  • 削
    xiāo

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

    xuē

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.