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剪
zin2
Mandarin: jian3
Definitions
  1. 1 scissors
  2. 2 shears
  3. 3 clippers M: 把bǎ [把]
  4. 4 to cut with scissors
  5. 5 to trim
  6. 6 to wipe out or exterminate
  7. 7 to divide
  8. 8 to separate
  9. 9 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
剪
jin1
[[to cut]] | jīn chóu 剪草 — to cut grass; to get a haircut, to cut hair.
Words containing 剪
剪斷
zin2 tyun5
to cut with scissors into two or more pieces; clipping; nip; snip
洋剪
joeng4 zin2
tailoring scissors; tailoring shears
剪紙
zin2 zi2
paper-cut
剪接
zin2 zip3
film-editing; montage; to cut or edit film
剪片
zin2 pin3*2
film editing
剪影
zin2 jing2
silhouette
剪輯
zin2 cap1
edit (film or radio/TV programme); editing; montage
較剪
gaau3 zin2
scissors
飛髮剪
fei1 faat3 zin2
hair clippers
浮雕剪影
fau4 diu1 zin2 jing2
cameo silhouettes
包剪𢱕
baau1 zin2 dap6
rock-paper-scissors [colloquial]
剪髮
zin2 faat3
to have a haircut
剪短
zin2 dyun2
cut short (hairstyle)
剪彩
zin2 coi2
to cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony
包剪揼
baau1 zin2 dap6
rock-paper-scissors
剪報
zin2 bou3
[v] to cut or clip from a newspaper; [n] newspaper clippings
剪票
zin2 piu3
[n] Ticket punch
鉸剪
gaau2 zin2
scissors
風力修剪
fung1 lik6 sau1 zin2
wind prune
剪頭髮
zin2 tau4 faat3
to get a haircut
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