雕琢
diāo​zhuó

sculpting

diāo​zhuó sculpting
  1. 雕 diāo verb
    to carve
    to carve or engrave; to decorate with carvings
  2. 琢 zhuó adjective
    to carve jade
    (bound form) to cut and polish jade or other precious stones

diāo​zhuó to polish prose
  1. 雕 diāo verb
    to carve
    to carve or engrave; to decorate with carvings
  2. 琢 zhuó
    to refine
    (bound form) to polish or refine a piece of writing or artistic work through careful thought; to deliberate over phrasing