雕琢
diāo zhuó
Pinyin

Definition

雕琢
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diāo zhuó
  1. to sculpt
  2. to carve (jade)
  3. ornate artwork
  4. overly elaborate prose

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhuó mó
  1. 1 to carve and polish (jade)
  2. 2 to polish and refine a literary work
Shén diāo Xiá lǚ
  1. 1 The Return of the Condor Heroes (classic wuxia martial arts TV films of 1998 and 2006 based on novel by Jinyong 金庸)
  2. 2 variant: 神雕侠侣
diāo kè
  1. 1 to carve
  2. 2 to engrave
  3. 3 carving
diāo sù
  1. 1 a statue
  2. 2 a Buddhist image
  3. 3 sculpture
  4. 4 to carve
bīng diāo
  1. 1 ice sculpture

Idioms (4)

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
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
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
雕楹碧槛
diāo yíng bì kǎn
  1. 1 carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment