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剪 Jiǎn
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剪 Jiǎn Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 11 English Translations of the word 剪 Jiǎn .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- Jiǎn | Jian3
- English translation
- surname Jian
- scissors
- shears
- clippers
- CL:把 bǎ [bǎ]
- to cut with scissors
- to trim
- to wipe out or exterminate
- scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate
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Example sentences using 剪 Jiǎn
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园丁 yuán dīng 修剪 xiū jiǎn 矮 ǎi 树丛 shù cóng .
The gardener clipped the shrubbery.
她 tā 以 yǐ 欣赏 xīnshǎng 的 de 目光 mùguāng 看 kān 着 zhāo 那个 nà ge 修剪 xiū jiǎn 矮 ǎi 树 shù 篱 lí 的 de 健壮 jiàn zhuàng 的 de 年轻人 nián qīng rén .
She looked with appreciative eyes at the powerful young man clipping the hedge.
Words with 剪 Jiǎn
Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 剪 Jiǎn in their composition.
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Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
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剪 Jiǎn | scissors | 剪 Jiǎn | |
剪刀 jiǎndāo | scissors | 剪刀 jiǎndāo | |
剪辑 jiǎn jí | to edit (video images, film) | 剪輯 | |
修剪 xiū jiǎn | to prune | 修剪 xiū jiǎn | |
剪裁 jiǎn cái | to tailor (clothes) | 剪裁 jiǎn cái | |
剪子 jiǎn zi | clippers | 剪子 jiǎn zi | |
剪纸 jiǎn zhǐ | to make paper cutouts | 剪紙 | |
剪切 jiǎn qiē | to shear | 剪切 jiǎn qiē | |
剪彩 jiǎncǎi | to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) | 剪彩 jiǎncǎi | |
裁剪 cái jiǎn | to cut out | 裁剪 cái jiǎn | |
剪报 jiǎn bào | clippings | 剪報 | |
剪接 jiǎn jiē | montage | 剪接 jiǎn jiē | |
剪断 jiǎn duàn | to cut | 剪斷 | |
剪影 jiǎn yǐng | outline | 剪影 jiǎn yǐng | |
剪除 jiǎn chú | to eradicate | 剪除 jiǎn chú | |
剪力 jiǎn lì | shear | 剪力 jiǎn lì | |
剪刀差 jiǎn dāo chā | prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices) | 剪刀差 jiǎn dāo chā | |
剪应力 jiǎn yìng lì | shear stress | 剪應力 | |
剪枝 jiǎn zhī | to prune (branches etc) | 剪枝 jiǎn zhī | |
剪草机 jiǎn cǎo jī | lawnmower | 剪草機 | |
指甲剪 zhǐ jia jiǎn | nail clipper | 指甲剪 zhǐ jia jiǎn | |
剪贴板 jiǎn tiē bǎn | clipboard (computing) | 剪貼板 |
剪 Jiǎn Decomposition & Compounds
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