切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
Pinyin

Definition

切磋琢磨
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qiē cuō zhuó mó
  1. lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
  2. fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
切换
qiē huàn
  1. 1 to switch over
  2. 2 to switch modes or data streams
  3. 3 to cut (to a new scene)
不切实际
bù qiè shí jì
  1. 1 unrealistic
  2. 2 impractical
切
qiē
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to slice
  3. 3 tangent (math)
切切
qiè qiè
  1. 1 urgently
  2. 2 eagerly
  3. 3 worried
  4. 4 (urge sb to) be sure to
  5. 5 it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)
切勿
qiè wù
  1. 1 by no means
切块
qiē kuài
  1. 1 to cut into pieces
切忌
qiè jì
  1. 1 to avoid as taboo
  2. 2 to avoid by all means
切成
qiē chéng
  1. 1 to cut up (into pieces)
  2. 2 to slice
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to dice
  5. 5 to shred
切末
qiè mo
  1. 1 stage props
切片
qiē piàn
  1. 1 to slice
  2. 2 slice
  3. 3 thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)
切碎
qiē suì
  1. 1 to chop
切磋
qiē cuō
  1. 1 to compare notes
  2. 2 to learn from one another
  3. 3 to swap pointers
切记
qiè jì
  1. 1 remember at all costs
密切
mì qiè
  1. 1 close
  2. 2 familiar
  3. 3 intimate
  4. 4 closely (related)
  5. 5 to foster close ties
  6. 6 to pay close attention
急切
jí qiè
  1. 1 eager
  2. 2 impatient
折磨
zhé mó
  1. 1 to torment
  2. 2 to torture
消磨
xiāo mó
  1. 1 to wear down
  2. 2 to sap
  3. 3 to whittle away
  4. 4 to while away
  5. 5 to idle away
深切
shēn qiè
  1. 1 deeply felt
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 sincere
  4. 4 honest
现磨
xiàn mó
  1. 1 freshly ground

Idioms (20)

一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
  1. 1 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
  1. 1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
  2. 2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
  1. 1 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
求好心切
qiú hǎo xīn qiè
  1. 1 to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
  2. 2 to strive to achieve the best possible results
  3. 3 to be a perfectionist
目空一切
mù kōng yī qiè
  1. 1 the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
  2. 2 condescending
  3. 3 supercilious
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
  1. 1 lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
  3. 3 a beard well lathered is half shaved
磨刀霍霍
mó dāo huò huò
  1. 1 lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prepare to attack
  3. 3 to be getting ready for battle
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
  2. 2 to talk incessant nonsense
  3. 3 blah blah

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