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切磋琢磨

qiē cuō zhuó mó

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 切磋琢磨

to cut

definitely

to carve and polish (jade)

to ponder

to rub

grindstone

to compare notes; to learn from one another

to cut (gems)

Taiwan pr. [zhuó]

deliberate