疏剪
shū jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

疏剪
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shū jiǎn
  1. to prune

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

剪
Jiǎn
  1. 1 surname Jian
修剪
xiū jiǎn
  1. 1 to prune
  2. 2 to trim
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
  1. 1 scissors
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
剪子
jiǎn zi
  1. 1 clippers
  2. 2 scissors
  3. 3 shears
  4. 4 CL:把[bǎ]
剪彩
jiǎn cǎi
  1. 1 to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
剪影
jiǎn yǐng
  1. 1 paper-cut silhouette
  2. 2 outline
  3. 3 sketch
剪成
jiǎn chéng
  1. 1 cut into
剪掉
jiǎn diào
  1. 1 to cut off
  2. 2 to cut away
  3. 3 to trim
剪断
jiǎn duàn
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to snip
剪纸
jiǎn zhǐ
  1. 1 papercutting (Chinese folk art)
  2. 2 to make paper cutouts
剪裁
jiǎn cái
  1. 1 to tailor (clothes)
  2. 2 to trim (expenditure)
剪辑
jiǎn jí
  1. 1 to edit (video images, film)
生疏
shēng shū
  1. 1 unfamiliar
  2. 2 strange
  3. 3 out of practice
  4. 4 not accustomed
疏
shū
  1. 1 variant of 疏[shū]
疏导
shū dǎo
  1. 1 to dredge
  2. 2 to open up a path for
  3. 3 to remove obstructions
  4. 4 to clear the way
  5. 5 to enlighten
  6. 6 persuasion
疏忽
shū hu
  1. 1 to neglect
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 negligence
  4. 4 carelessness
疏散
shū sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to evacuate
  4. 4 scattered
  5. 5 to relax
疏于
shū yú
  1. 1 to fail to pay sufficient attention to
  2. 2 to be negligent in regard to
  3. 3 to be lacking in
疏通
shū tōng
  1. 1 to unblock
  2. 2 to dredge
  3. 3 to clear the way
  4. 4 to get things flowing
  5. 5 to facilitate
  6. 6 to mediate
  7. 7 to lobby
  8. 8 to explicate (a text)
疏远
shū yuǎn
  1. 1 to drift apart
  2. 2 to become estranged
  3. 3 to alienate
  4. 4 estrangement

Idioms (13)

仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
天网恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
  1. 1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
  1. 1 unable to plan
  2. 2 inept at strategy (idiom)
疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn
  1. 1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
  2. 2 blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疏水箪瓢
shū shuǐ dān piáo
  1. 1 little water and few utensils
  2. 2 to live a frugal life (idiom)
疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
亲疏贵贱
qīn shū guì jiàn
  1. 1 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
  2. 2 all possible relations
双瞳剪水
shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 clear, bright eyes (idiom)

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