切磋琢磨 — Chinese idiom
切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
Meaning
- lit. cutting and polishing
- fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
Character by character
- 切qiēto cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; ea
- 磋cuōto polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate
- 琢zhuóto polish jade; to cut jade
- 磨mómillstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear ou
Idioms sharing a character
- 一切就绪 yī qiè jiù xù
- 不顾一切 bù gù yī qiè
- 切中时弊 qiè zhòng shí bì
- 切中时病 qiè zhòng shí bìng
- 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài
- 切齿腐心 qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
- 咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ
- 情真意切 qíng zhēn yì qiè
- 求好心切 qiú hǎo xīn qiè
- 目空一切 mù kōng yī qiè
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