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剪
jiǎn
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- pinyin
- jiǎn
- simplified
- 剪
- traditional
- 剪
1 · verb
To divide material or remove part of it with a cutting tool.
用剪刀等把材料分开或去掉一部分。
This sense concerns cutting material; the past form remains cut.
Cut the paper along this line.
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沿着这条线剪纸。
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2 · verb
To divide material or remove part of it with scissors or a similar tool.
用剪刀一类的工具把材料分开或去掉一部分。
This is the verb, as in 剪短 or 剪下来. English cut has a wider range of uses; it does not always translate as 剪.
Please use scissors to cut this thread a little shorter.
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请用剪刀把这根线剪短一点。
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She cut out the circle on the paper.
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她把纸上的圆形剪了下来。
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Mandarin reading: jiǎn.
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cut — To divide material or remove part of it with a cutting tool.