雕琢
diāo zhuó
Pinyin

Definition

雕琢
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diāo zhuó
  1. to sculpt
  2. to carve (jade)
  3. ornate artwork
  4. overly elaborate prose

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

琢磨
zhuó mó
  1. 1 to carve and polish (jade)
  2. 2 to polish and refine a literary work
神雕侠侣
Shén diāo Xiá lu:3
  1. 1 The Return of the Condor Heroes (classic wuxia martial arts TV films of 1998 and 2006 based on novel by Jinyong 金庸)
  2. 2 variant of 神鵰俠侶|神雕侠侣
雕刻
diāo kè
  1. 1 to carve
  2. 2 to engrave
  3. 3 carving
雕塑
diāo sù
  1. 1 a statue
  2. 2 a Buddhist image
  3. 3 sculpture
  4. 4 to carve
冰雕
bīng diāo
  1. 1 ice sculpture
浮雕
fú diāo
  1. 1 relief sculpture
石雕
shí diāo
  1. 1 stone carving
  2. 2 carved sculpture
花雕
huā diāo
  1. 1 Shaoxing yellow wine
雕像
diāo xiàng
  1. 1 sculpture
  2. 2 (carved) statue
  3. 3 CL:尊[zūn]
雕琢
diāo zhuó
  1. 1 to sculpt
  2. 2 to carve (jade)
  3. 3 ornate artwork
  4. 4 overly elaborate prose
雕花
diāo huā
  1. 1 carving
  2. 2 decorative carved pattern
  3. 3 arabesque
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
雕
diāo
  1. 1 variant of 雕[diāo], to engrave
微雕
wēi diāo
  1. 1 a miniature (carving)
漆雕
qī diāo
  1. 1 carved or engraved lacquerware
牙雕
yá diāo
  1. 1 ivory carving
琢
zhuó
  1. 1 to cut (gems)
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
金雕
jīn diāo
  1. 1 (bird species of China) golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
雕刻品
diāo kè pǐn
  1. 1 sculpture

Idioms (4)

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
  1. 1 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
雕楹碧槛
diāo yíng bì kǎn
  1. 1 carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment

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