剪刀

jiǎn dāo

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

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clippers

Northern China, more colloquial

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scissors

To cut with scissors

剪刀 is not a verb; use 剪 (jiǎn) for the action 'to cut with scissors'.

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我用剪刀剪纸。

I cut paper with scissors.

剪刀、石頭、布。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 459053)

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prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)

rock-paper-scissors (game)

shears

thinning scissors

knife

scissors