切磋琢磨 qiē cuō zhuó mó 🔊 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings qiē cuō zhuó mó lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences Its characters 切qiēto cut; to slice; to carveHSK 5磋cuōto polish bones, horns, ivory etc into tools琢zuóTaiwan pr. [zhuo2]磨móto rubHSK 7–9