Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

scissors/shears/clippers/CL:把[ba3]/to cut with scissors/to trim/to wipe out or exterminate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

jiǎn

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄢˇ

Jyutping

zin2

Example sentences

jiǎn
請幫我剪一下頭髮。
请帮我剪一下头发。

Please cut my hair a little.

指甲 zhǐjiǎ
她正在剪指甲。

She is cutting her fingernails.

剪刀 jiǎndāo
這把剪刀很鋒利。
这把剪刀很锋利。

This pair of scissors is very sharp.

cái
她用剪刀裁布。

She uses scissors to cut the cloth.

修剪 xiūjiǎn
他正在花園裡修剪樹枝。
他正在花园里修剪树枝。

He is pruning the branches in the garden.

庭院 tíngyuàn
爺爺喜歡在庭院裡修剪花木。
爷爷喜欢在庭院里修剪花木。

Grandpa likes to prune flowers and trees in the courtyard.

剪子 jiǎnzi
能借我用一下剪子嗎?
能借我用一下剪子吗?

Can I borrow your scissors for a moment?

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