削尖

xiāojiān
to sharpen

CEDICT

Homographs

削尖 xuējiān

Entry Composition

1 削 xiāo
  1. to peel with a knife
  2. to pare
  3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
2 尖 jiān
  1. pointed; tapering; sharp
  2. (of a sound) shrill; piercing
  3. (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen
  4. to make (one's voice) shrill
  5. sharp point; tip
  6. the best of sth; the cream of the crop

Related entries

磨快 mókuài
  1. to sharpen
  2. to grind (knife blades)
逼尖 bījiān to sharpen (one's voice)
銳化 ruìhuà to sharpen
磨 mó
  1. to rub
  2. to grind
  3. to polish
  4. to sharpen
  5. to wear down
  6. to die out
  7. to waste time
  8. to pester
  9. to insist
她磨了这些刀。

She has sharpened the knives.

Source: Tatoeba

槓 gàng
  1. coffin-bearing pole (old)
  2. thick pole; bar; rod
  3. thick line
  4. to mark with a thick line
  5. to sharpen (a knife, razor etc)
  6. to get into a dispute with
  7. standard; criterion
  8. hyphen; dash