削
xuē
to pare
to reduce; to remove; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
政府决定削减今年的开支。
zhèngfǔ juédìng xuējiǎn jīnnián de kāizhī。
The government decided to cut this year's spending.
公司不得不削减员工的工资。
gōngsī bùdébù xuējiǎn yuángōng de gōngzī。
The company had no choice but to reduce the employees' wages.
Words with 削
陡削
dǒu xiāo
precipitous
下旋削球
xià xuán xiāo qiú
(golf, tennis) undercut
刀削面
dāo xiāo miàn
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
切削
qiē xiāo
to cut
削减
xuē jiǎn
to cut down
削价
xuē jià
to cut down the price
削尖
xiāo jiān
to sharpen
削弱
xuē ruò
to weaken
削波
xuē bō
clipping (signal processing)
削球
xiāo qiú
(sport) to chop
削瘦
xuē shòu
thin
削籍
xuē jí
(of an official) dismissal from office (old)