qiē cuō zhuó mó

切磋琢磨 (qiē cuō zhuó mó) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. cutting and polishing (idiom); fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences

Characters in 切磋琢磨

切qiē · to cut; to slice; to carve磋cuō · (old) to polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools琢zhuó · to cut (gems)磨mó · to rub

Related words

一切everything切to cut; to slice; to carve切definitely; absolutely (not)折磨to torment; to torture确切definite切断to cut off; to sever磨to rub磨grindstone切除to excise密切close琢磨to carve and polish (jade)琢磨to ponder

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