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)