切磋
qiēcuō
to compare notes; to learn from one another
Characters in this word
磋 cuō
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 两位学者在会后继续切磋，把论文中的几个薄弱环节都补上了。 Liǎng wèi xuézhě zài huìhòu jìxù qiēcuō, bǎ lùnwén zhōng de jǐ gè bóruò huánjié dōu bǔ shàng le. The two scholars continued to compare notes after the conference and filled in several weak links in the paper.
- 他们常在茶馆里切磋棋艺，一来二去成了好朋友。 Tāmen cháng zài cháguǎn lǐ qiēcuō qíyì, yīlái'èrqù chéngle hǎopéngyou. They often compare notes on chess skills in the teahouse, and over time have become good friends.
- 两个球队赛前互相切磋，都希望取长补短。 Liǎng gè qiúduì sài qián hùxiāng qiēcuō, dōu xīwàng qǔchángbǔduǎn. The two teams trained together before the match, each hoping to learn from the other's strengths.
Related words
- 亲切 qīnqiè kind and friendly
- 一切 yíqiè everything; all
- 密切 mìqiè close; careful
- 迫切 pòqiè urgent
- 切 qiē to cut
- 急切 jíqiè eager, impatient
- 切实 qièshí practical, realistic
- 关切 guānqiè to be deeply concerned; concern
- 恳切 kěnqiè earnest; sincere
- 切除 qiēchú to remove by cutting; to excise
- 切割 qiēgē to cut; to segment
- 切换 qiēhuàn to switch; to shift between