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剃

tì
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to shave
  2. 2. shave
  3. 3. to weed

Example Sentences

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他 剃 了鬍子。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 778854)

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Words Containing 剃

剃须刀
tì xū dāo

shaver

剃发令
tì fà lìng

the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

剃度
tì dù

to take the tonsure

鬼剃头
guǐ tì tóu

spot baldness (alopecia areata)

剃刀
tì dāo

razor

剃发留辫
tì fà liú biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

剃头
tì tóu

to have one's head shaved

剃头挑子一头热
tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè

lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)

剃须膏
tì xū gāo

shaving cream

奥卡姆剃刀
ào kǎ mǔ tì dāo

Occam's razor

剃光头
tì guāng tóu

to shave the whole head clean