Meaning of jiǎn:
剪
surname Jian; scissors; shears; clippers; CL:把[ba3]
Tā xuéxí rúhé shǐyòng jiǎn dāo.
她学习如何使用剪刀。
She is learning how to use scissors.
Tā yòng jiǎndāo jiǎnle yī zhāng zhǐ.
他用剪刀剪了一张纸。
He used scissors to cut a piece of paper.
Tā yòngle yī bǎ fēnglì de jiǎndāo.
她用了一把锋利的剪刀。
She used a sharp pair of scissors.
Wǒ yòng jiǎn dāo xiū jiǎn cǎopíng.
我用剪刀修剪草坪。
I use clippers to trim the lawn.
Tā yòng jiǎndāo lái jiǎn tā de tóufà.
她用剪刀来剪她的头发。
She uses scissors to cut her hair.
to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate
Tā yòng jiǎndāo bǎ zhǐ jiǎn chéngle xīnxíng.
她用剪刀把纸剪成了心形。
She used scissors to cut the paper into a heart shape.
Tā yòng jiǎndāo bǎ tóufà jiǎn duǎn le.
她用剪刀把头发剪短了。
She used scissors to cut her hair short.
Tā yòng jiǎndāo bǎ zhǐ jiǎn chéngle liǎng bàn.
他用剪刀把纸剪成了两半。
He used scissors to cut the paper into two halves.
