剪

Scissors in Chinese: 剪 (jiǎn)

jiǎn

scissors

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1scissors
  2. 2shears
  3. 3clippers
  4. 4to cut with scissors
  5. 5to trim
  6. 6to wipe out or exterminate

Stroke order

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剪

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢˇ

jiǎn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 她把长头发剪短了。

    tā bǎ cháng tóu fa jiǎn duǎn le。

    She cut her long hair short.

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Related words

剪刀

jiǎn dāo

scissors

剪子

jiǎn zi

clippers

检验

jiǎn yàn

to inspect

建造

jiàn zào

to construct

健全

jiàn quán

robust

键

jiàn

key (on a piano or computer keyboard)

将

jiāng

will

将要

jiāng yào

will

奖励

jiǎng lì

to reward

交代

jiāo dài

to transfer (duties to sb else)

胶带

jiāo dài

adhesive tape

脚步

jiǎo bù

footstep

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