削尖
xiāo​jiān

to sharpen

  • created sense approved 削尖 · xiāo​jiān · to sharpen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    削尖

    xiāo​jiān

    to sharpen

    To sharpen to a point, such as a pencil.

    削 (literal) → 削 · xiāo · to peel 尖 (literal) → 尖 · jiān · sharp

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 削尖 · xiāo​jiān · to try every way — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    削尖

    xiāo​jiān

    to try every way

    To use every possible means to worm one's way into a position or group (often used in the phrase [[削尖脑袋|削尖腦袋|xiao1 jian1 nao3 dai5]])

    削 (literal) → 削 · xiāo · to peel 尖 (literal) → 尖 · jiān · sharp

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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