切磋琢磨

Traditional form:

切磋琢磨

Pinyin (reading):

qiēcuōzhuómó

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
• 磋 - to polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate
• 琢 - to polish jade; to cut jade
• 磨 - millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out

Traditional characters:

• 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
• 磋 - to polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate
• 琢 - to polish jade; to cut jade
• 磨 - millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out