剪 [－]

Jyutping zin2
Pinyin jiǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Jian
  2. scissors
  3. shears
  4. clippers
  5. CL:把[ba3]
  6. to cut with scissors
  7. to trim
  8. to wipe out or exterminate
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. scissors/shears/clippers M: 把bǎ [把]/to cut with scissors/to trim/to wipe out or exterminate/to divide/to separate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用​鉸​剪​或者​類​似​嘅​有​鉸​切割​工具​，​去​切除​一​啲​嘢
    to cut with scissors; to trim; to clip
    • 剪草
      剪草
      zin2 cou2
      to cut the grass
    • 剪頭髮
      剪头发
      zin2 tau4 faat3
      to have a hair cut
    • 剪指甲
      剪指甲
      zin2 zi2 gaap3
      to trim one's nails
    • 剪短
      剪短
      zin2 dyun2
      to trim
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to cut (paper, etc.)
    (syn.) 剪, 鐯, 攆, 夾, 鉸
    • 剪草機
      剪草机
      jiǎn cǎo jī
      lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)
    • 剪刀
      剪刀
      jiǎn dāo
      scissors (lit. cutting knife)
    • 剪指甲
      剪指甲
      jiǎn zhǐ jia
      to cut one's nails
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. scissors
  2. cut, divide, separate
  3. Cangjie Input
    TBNH
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #380
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #107
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他把头发剪短了。
    他把頭髮剪短了。
    tā bǎ tóu fā jiǎn duǎn le 。
    • He had his hair cut short.
    • He cut his hair short.
  2. Mandarin
    旅行前，我剪了头发。
    旅行前，我剪了頭髮。
    lǚ xíng qián ， wǒ jiǎn le tóu fa 。
    • Before taking a journey, I got a haircut.
    • I cut my hair before travelling.
  3. Mandarin
    书桌上有一把剪刀。
    書桌上有一把剪刀。
    shū zhuō shàng yǒu yī bǎ jiǎn dāo 。
    • There is a pair of scissors on the desk.
  4. Mandarin
    我能借用你的剪刀吗？
    我能借用你的剪刀嗎？
    wǒ néng jiè yòng nǐ de jiǎn dāo ma ？
    • Can I borrow your scissors?
  5. Mandarin
    我需要一把剪刀来剪这张纸。
    我需要一把剪刀來剪這張紙。
    wǒ xū yào yī bǎ jiǎn dāo lái jiǎn zhè zhāng zhǐ 。
    • I need a pair of scissors to cut this paper.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我去咗发型屋剪头发。
    我去咗髮型屋剪頭髮。
    ngo5 heoi3 zo2 faat3 jing4 uk1 zin2 tau4 faat3 。
    • I had my hair cut at the barber's.
    • I had my hair cut at a barber's shop.
  2. Cantonese
    包、剪、𢱕。
    包、剪、𢱕。
    baau1 、 zin2 、 dap6 。
    • Rock, paper, scissors.
  3. Cantonese
    你做咩揾只手嚟搣块布，唔用较剪剪呀？
    你做咩搵隻手嚟搣塊布，唔用較剪剪呀？
    nei5 zou6 me1 wan2 zek3 sau2 lai4 mit1 faai3 bou3 ， m4 jung6 gaau3 zin2 zin2 aa3 ？
    • Why did you tear the cloth instead of cutting it with scissors?
  4. Cantonese
    我寻日去咗发型屋剪头发。
    我尋日去咗髮型屋剪頭髮。
    ngo5 cam4 jat6 heoi3 zo2 faat3 jing4 uk1 zin2 tau4 faat3 。
    • I had my hair cut at the barber shop yesterday.
  5. Cantonese
    佢一个月剪三次头发。
    佢一個月剪三次頭髮。
    keoi5 jat1 go3 jyut6 zin2 saam1 ci3 tau4 faat3 。
    • He gets a haircut three times a month.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    修剪
    修剪
    sau1 zin2
    • to prune
  2. Cantonese
    好心你剪下指甲啦，捆晒黑边喇。
    好心你剪下指甲啦，綑晒黑邊喇。
    hou2 sam1 nei5 zin2 haa5 zi2 gaap3 laa1, kwan2 saai3 hak1 bin1 laa3.
    • Come on, please cut your nails. There's dirt under your nails.
  3. Cantonese
    等我修剪下啲树枝先。
    等我修剪下啲樹枝先。
    dang2 ngo5 sau1 zin2 haa5 di1 syu6 zi1 sin1.
    • Let me cut the tree branches.
  4. Cantonese
    剪草
    剪草
    zin2 cou2
    • to cut the grass
  5. Cantonese
    块布俾人剪咗一窟走。
    塊布俾人剪咗一窟走。
    faai3 bou3 bei2 jan4 zin2 zo2 jat1 fat1 zau2.
    • A small piece of the cloth was cut out.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    剪草机
    剪草機
    jiǎn cǎo jī
    • lawnmower (lit. grass-cutting machine)
  2. Mandarin
    剪刀
    剪刀
    jiǎn dāo
    • scissors (lit. cutting knife)
  3. Mandarin
    剪指甲
    剪指甲
    jiǎn zhǐ jia
    • to cut one's nails
  4. Cantonese
    四把铰剪
    四把鉸剪
    sei3 baa2 gaau3 zin2
    • four pairs of scissors
  5. Mandarin
    他把不结果的枝都修剪掉。
    他把不結果的枝都修剪掉。
    tā bǎ bù jiē guǒ de zhī dōu xiū jiǎn diào ．
    • He pruned every branch that did not bear fruit.