diāo​zhuó

sculpting

  • created reference approved 雕琢 → 雕瑑 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雕琢 diāo​zhuó

    雕瑑 diāo​zhuàn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 雕琢 · diāo​zhuó · sculpting — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雕琢

    diāo​zhuó

    sculpting

    to cut and polish jade, stones, or other materials; to carve or sculpt; (as a noun) ornate artwork

    雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · to carve 琢 (literal) → 琢 · zhuó · to carve jade

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 雕琢 · diāo​zhuó · to polish prose — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雕琢

    diāo​zhuó

    to polish prose

    To write in an ornate or overly elaborate style; to painstakingly polish or refine a piece of writing.

    雕 (literal) → 雕 · diāo · to carve 琢 (literal) → 琢 · zhuó · to refine

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

    created sense