xiāoxuē HSK7

scrape off

Senses

xiāo to peel

to peel or pare with a knife; to scrape or whittle

xuē (also xuè) to reduce

(bound form) to reduce, remove, or weaken

xiāo to slice

(in sports like table tennis) to hit a ball with a slicing or chopping motion

xiāo to scold

(colloquial) to reprimand or give someone a talking-to

xuē (also xuè) to pare

(bound form) used in literary or fixed compounds to mean pare or whittle

References

see 削/削 削球/削球