jiǎn

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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你想將頭髮 成怎樣?
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Words Containing 剪

剪刀
jiǎn dāo

scissors

剪子
jiǎn zi

clippers

剪彩
jiǎn cǎi

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

修剪
xiū jiǎn

to prune

删剪
shān jiǎn

to cut (from a movie etc)

剪刀差
jiǎn dāo chā

prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)

剪刀石头布
jiǎn dāo shí tou bù

rock-paper-scissors (game)

剪切
jiǎn qiē

to shear

剪切力
jiǎn qiē lì

shear

剪切形变
jiǎn qiē xíng biàn

shearing

剪力
jiǎn lì

shear

剪嘴鸥
jiǎn zuǐ ōu

(bird species of China) Indian skimmer (Rynchops albicollis)

剪报
jiǎn bào

newspaper cutting

剪影
jiǎn yǐng

paper-cut silhouette

剪径
jiǎn jìng

to waylay and rob

剪应力
jiǎn yìng lì

shear stress

剪成
jiǎn chéng

cut into

剪掉
jiǎn diào

to cut off

剪接
jiǎn jiē

film-editing

剪断
jiǎn duàn

to cut

剪枝
jiǎn zhī

to prune (branches etc)

剪纸
jiǎn zhǐ

papercutting (Chinese folk art)

剪䌽
jiǎn cǎi

to cut the ribbon (at an opening)

剪草机
jiǎn cǎo jī

lawnmower

剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn

lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch

剪裁
jiǎn cái

to tailor (clothes)

剪贴板
jiǎn tiē bǎn

clipboard (computing)

剪贴簿
jiǎn tiē bù

scrapbook

剪辑
jiǎn jí

to edit (video images, film)

剪除
jiǎn chú

to eradicate

剪头发
jiǎn tóu fa

(to get a) haircut

包剪锤
bāo jiǎn chuí

rock-paper-scissors (game)

反剪
fǎn jiǎn

with hands behind one's back

大剪刀
dà jiǎn dāo

shears

打薄剪刀
dǎ báo jiǎn dāo

thinning scissors

指甲剪
zhǐ jia jiǎn

nail clipper

洗剪吹
xǐ jiǎn chuī

shampoo, haircut and blow-dry

疏剪
shū jiǎn

to prune

石头、剪子、布
shí tou , jiǎn zi , bù

rock-paper-scissors (hand game)

粗剪
cū jiǎn

(cinema) rough cut

裁剪
cái jiǎn

to cut out

双瞳剪水
shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ

clear, bright eyes (idiom)