PINYIN

xiāo

DEFINITION
  • to peel with a knife
  • to pare
  • to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
EXAMPLE
捉住 / zhuō zhù
to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto
PINYIN

xuē

DEFINITION
  • to pare
  • to reduce
  • to remove
EXAMPLE
剥削 / bō xuē
to exploit / exploitation