to weaken; to impair; to cripple; to make something less strong or effective

to cut down; to reduce; to lower from an original or existing amount

to exploit or take advantage of others for one's own gain; exploitation

to cut or machine a workpiece using tools or machine tools to achieve a specific shape, size, or finish

In Marxist theory, the class of people who own the means of production and profit from the labor of others.

extremely thin or bony, as if parts had been carved away; slim; gaunt

to grind or finish a workpiece using a grinding wheel or machine tool

(sport) to hit a ball with a downward stroke so that it spins backward, used in table tennis or tennis as a defensive technique; to slice

A person who unfairly profits from the labor or resources of others

A Shanxi specialty of noodles prepared by shaving thin strips from a firm block of dough directly into boiling water

To lower or reduce the selling price of goods

To shave one's head as a ritual of entering a monastic order; to take the tonsure.

thin; lean; slender; skinny; often used to describe someone's face or cheeks being hollow

To pare or smooth something with a knife or blade; to level or scrape a surface until it is flat.

(idiom) describes a blade or weapon that is extremely sharp; keen-edged

To force something to fit an unsuitable situation by using unnatural or impractical means; to use a forced or inelegant solution; to be inflexible or follow rules blindly without regard for reality.

A type of snack where dough is shaved into thin strips with a knife directly into boiling water; also called [[刀削面|刀削麵|dao1 xiao1 mian4]]

to peel or cut off; to eliminate or delete, especially when removing words or names from a list or record

To scrape or shave the surface of an object with a tool to make it smooth or flat

A sheer cliff or steep mountain wall that looks as if it has been sliced by a knife.

to delete and reduce portions of a text; to cut out redundant words

sloping or drooping shoulders, traditionally considered a feature of feminine beauty

(idiom) to strip an official of their rank and reduce them to the status of an ordinary citizen

very steep and straight, as if cut by a knife; sheer

To exploit ruthlessly; to strip or deprive of power or wealth.

clipping; the distortion of an audio or electronic signal when its amplitude exceeds the range of a device

to revise and improve a piece of writing by cutting or changing parts

a slice or chop shot with backspin in sports like tennis or golf

to reduce; to cut down; to diminish

(dialect) impressive; awesome; first-rate; used to describe something that is remarkably good or formidable

To shave one's head and leave home to become a Buddhist monk.

To shave one's head and put on the black robes of a monk or nun; to leave home and take religious vows.

to deprive of; to strip away; to take by force; to cancel or take away rights or power

To sharpen to a point, such as a pencil.

to try every possible way to get what one wants, often in an unscrupulous or overly ambitious manner; to sharpen one's head to push through a crowd

To use every possible means to squeeze into a group or position; to be obsessed with networking or social climbing for personal gain.

to peel, whittle, or cut something into a specific shape

To refuse to submit to interrogation or humiliation from even the lowliest official; also used to describe cruel or harsh prison officials. It literally refers to an ancient legend where a wooden figure was carved into an official to intimidate people into telling the truth.

To peel or pare the skin off a fruit or vegetable with a knife.

(literary) to dismiss an official from their post; also written as [[革职|革職|ge2 zhi2]] or [[削职|削職|xue1 zhi2]]

(literary) to dismiss from a post; to be demoted or fired from a position

Literary metaphor for the slender and white fingers of a woman; literally "peeled scallion".

to use artificial or impractical measures to solve a problem; to act with unreasonable rigidity

to use unrealistic or forced measures to solve a problem; to cram something into a predetermined shape regardless of practicality

(literary) to have the tracks of one's carriage erased by others, meaning to be persona non grata or denied employment by local authorities, specifically referring to Confucius in the State of Wei

Mechanical or electric stationary pencil sharpener; a tool used to sharpen pencils.

to review, critique, and correct a piece of writing written by another person

(literary) to correct or improve a piece of writing; used as a polite request to an editor or mentor to help refine one's work