1 surname Jian

1 to prune

2 to trim

1 to punish

2 punishment

3 sanctions (incl. economic)

1 scissors

2 classifier: 把 bǎ

1 to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

1 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality

2 to adopt an original approach

1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch

2 to eradicate

1 to display originality (idiom); to do things differently

1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances

1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure

2 to act according to actual circumstances

3 to live within one's means