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切磋

切磋 (qiē cuō): Learn from each other (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

切磋 consists of 2 characters.

to polish, to grind

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Pinyinqiē cuō

Meaninglearn from each other

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word切磋

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3.

How to Use 切磋 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 切磋 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith互相

hù互

xiāng相

qiē切

cuō磋

neutral

learn from each other

Subject + Verbwith棋艺

qí棋

yì艺

qiē切

cuō磋

Verb + Objectwith技艺

qiē切

cuō磋

jì技

yì艺

Verb + Complementwith一下

qiē切

cuō磋

yī一

xià下

Verb + Verbwith交流

qiē切

cuō磋

jiāo交

liú流

4.

Example Sentences with 切磋

wǒ我

hé和

péng朋

yǒu友

qiē切

cuō磋

pīng乒

neutral

chess skills exchange

neutral

exchange skills

informal

Spoken

have a friendly competition

formal

exchange and communicate

pāng乓

qiú球

。

I practice table tennis with my friend.

wǒ我

men们

dìng定

qī期

jǔ举

bàn办

yán研

tǎo讨

huì会

，

yǐ以

biàn便

zài在

zhuān专

yè业

lǐng领

yù域

hù互

xiāng相

qiē切

cuō磋

。

We regularly hold seminars to learn from each other in our professional fields.

nǐ你

yuàn愿

yì意

hé和

wǒ我

qiē切

cuō磋

yí一

xià下

biān编

chéng程

jì技

qiǎo巧

ma吗

？

Would you like to exchange programming skills with me?

tā他

men们

jīng经

cháng常

yì一

qǐ起

qiē切

cuō磋

qí棋

yì艺

，

hù互

xiāng相

xué学

xí习

。

They often practice chess skills together and learn from each other.

tā他

men们

bìng并

fēi非

wèi为

le了

jìng竞

zhēng争

，

ér而

shì是

chún纯

cuì粹

wèi为

le了

qiē切

cuō磋

jì技

yì艺

。

They are not competing, but purely learning from each other's skills.

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

hé合

zuò作

zhōng中

，

tuán团

duì队

chéng成

yuán员

hěn很

shǎo少

yǒu有

jī机

huì会

shēn深

rù入

qiē切

cuō磋

。

During project collaboration, team members rarely have the chance to learn deeply from each other.

zài在

xué学

shù术

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

xué学

zhě者

men们

jiù就

xīn新

lǐ理

lùn论

jìn进

xíng行

le了

shēn深

rù入

de的

qiē切

cuō磋

。

At the academic conference, scholars had in-depth discussions on the new theory.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

cháng常

jù聚

zài在

yì一

qǐ起

，

qiē切

cuō磋

pēng烹

rèn饪

xīn心

dé得

hé和

cài菜

pǔ谱

。

On weekends, we often gather to exchange cooking tips and recipes.

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