剪
jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

剪
 - 
jiǎn
  1. scissors
  2. shears
  3. clippers
  4. CL:把[bǎ]
  5. to cut with scissors
  6. to trim
  7. to wipe out or exterminate
剪
 - 
Jiǎn
  1. surname Jian

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

谫
jiǎn
  1. 1 shallow
  2. 2 superficial

Related Words (20)

剪
Jiǎn
  1. 1 surname Jian
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
  1. 1 scissors
  2. 2 classifier: 把 bǎ
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
剪纸
jiǎn zhǐ
  1. 1 papercutting (Chinese folk art)
  2. 2 to make paper cutouts

Idioms (2)

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
双瞳剪水
shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 clear, bright eyes (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这个也不能带？你看看剪刀的尖端一点都不利，怎么会是利器嘛！不能通融一下吗？我第一次坐飞机，而且登机时间快要到了，我带着就是以备不时之需，没有要干嘛，我看起来也不像坏人吧？
zhège yě bùnéng dài ？nǐ kànkan jiǎndāo de jiānduān yìdiǎn dōu bù lì ，zěnme huì shì lìqì ma ！bùnéng tōngróng yīxià ma ？wǒ dìyīcì zuò fēijī ，érqiě dēngjī shíjiān kuàiyào dào le ，wǒ dài zhe jiùshì yǐ bèi bùshízhīxū ，méiyǒu yào gànmá ，wǒ kànqǐlai yě bù xiàng huàirén ba ？
I can’t even bring this? Look at the scissor edges, they aren’t even a little sharp, how could it be used as a weapon? Can’t you let it go? It’s my first time on a plane, and it’s almost my boarding time. I brought them just in case something came up, I’m not going to do anything with them. I don’t look like a bad guy, do I?
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请到旁边来，我现在打开包包确认，你看清楚。好，这里有一把小剪刀，你应该知道尖锐物品是不能带上飞机的吧，这把剪刀看你是要托运还是要丢弃。
qǐng dào pángbiān lái ，wǒ xiànzài dǎkāi bāobāo quèrèn ，nǐ kàn qīngchu 。hǎo ，zhèlǐ yǒu yī bǎ xiǎo jiǎndāo ，nǐ yīnggāi zhīdào jiānruì wùpǐn shì bùnéng dàishàng fēijī de ba ，zhè bǎ jiǎndāo kàn nǐ shì yào tuōyùn háishi yào diūqì 。
Please come to the side. I’m going to open your bag to confirm, please watch carefully. OK, there are scissors here, you must know that you can’t take sharp objects on to aircrafts. You can either put it in your check luggage or throw away this pair of scissors.
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这是航空法规，总之，这把剪刀你是要自己放弃还是要回去报到柜台托运？
zhè shì hángkōng fǎguī ，zǒngzhī ，zhè bǎ jiǎndāo nǐ shì yào zìjǐ fàngqì háishi yào huíqu bàodào guìtái tuōyùn ？
This is an airline regulation, so in brief, do you want to throw away this pair of scissors or return to the check-in counter?
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怎么还不行？我剪刀都丢了，里面怎么还会有违禁品？哪来这么多违禁品啊？
zěnme hái bùxíng ？wǒ jiǎndāo dōu diū le ，lǐmiàn zěnme hái huì yǒu wéijìnpǐn ？nǎ lái zhème duō wéijìnpǐn ā ？
What can the problem be now? I’ve already thrown out the scissors, how can there still be forbidden items inside? There can’t be that many forbidden items, can there?
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怎么可能！刚刚剪刀确实是我一时大意但是一百毫升的限制我可是确实遵守的喔，你看我把我的化妆水都放在这个透明夹链袋里了。
zěnme kěnéng ！gānggang jiǎndāo quèshí shì wǒ yīshí dàyi dànshì yī bǎi háoshēng de xiànzhì wǒ kěshì quèshí zūnshǒu de ō ，nǐ kàn wǒ bǎ wǒ de huàzhuāngshuǐ dōu fàng zài zhège tòumíng jiāliàndài lǐ le 。
How is that possible? I did muck up with the scissors just now, but I did respect the 100 milliliter restriction. Look, I put my toner in this transparent ziplock bag.
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这实在太不可思议了，简直莫名其妙！眉毛剪不能带就算了，连果酱都不能带。我的身体里面也都是血，血也是黏稠状的，那干脆也把我整个人拿去丢掉算了！
zhè shízài tài bùkěsīyì le ，jiǎnzhí mòmíngqímiào ！méimao jiǎn bùnéng dài jiù suànle ，lián guǒjiàng dōu bùnéng dài 。wǒ de shēntǐ lǐmiàn yě dōu shì xuè ，xuè yě shì niánchóu zhuàng de ，nà gāncuì yě bǎ wǒ zhěnggè rén ná qù diūdiào suànle ！
This really is ridiculous, it’s simply outrageous! Forget that you can’t bring tweezers, but jam? There’s blood all throughout my body too, blood is viscous, so why don’t you chuck me out too and call it a day?
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除此以外，像聚餐、做SPA、剪发、看电影、K歌全部都可以通过一支手机完成支付手续。
chúcǐyǐwài ，xiàng jùcān 、zuò SPA 、jiǎn jiǎnfā 、kàn diànyǐng 、K gē quánbù dōu kěyǐ tōngguò yī zhī shǒujī wánchéng zhīfù shǒuxù 。
In addition to this, you can pay for a whole range of things like gathering for meals, going to a spa, watching movies or going to KTV, all with Alipay.
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请问是哪位要剪头发？
qǐngwèn shì nǎ wèi yào jiǎn tóufa ？
Excuse me, which one of you wants your hair cut?
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我们都要剪，我稍微修一下就好，上面可以长一点，长度不要差太多。
wǒmen dōu yào jiǎn ，wǒ shāowēi xiū yīxià jiù hǎo ，shàngmian kěyǐ cháng yīdiǎn ，chángdù bù yào chà tài duō 。
We both want a haircut. I just need mine tidied up a little bit. You can leave the top a little longer, but try and make sure there's not a big difference in the length all over.
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我想剪中长发，剪完要可以绑马尾。
wǒ xiǎng jiǎn zhōngcháng fà ，jiǎn wán yào kěyǐ bǎng mǎwěi 。
I want my hair mid-length. After you've cut it, I still want to be able to tie it in a pony tail.
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