剪枝
jiǎn zhī
Pinyin

Definition

剪枝
 - 
jiǎn zhī
  1. to prune (branches etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

剪
Jiǎn
  1. 1 surname Jian
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
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)
枝
zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
树枝
shù zhī
  1. 1 branch
  2. 2 twig
花枝
huā zhī
  1. 1 spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)
  2. 2 squid (on dining menus)
  3. 3 (literary) beautiful woman
荔枝
lì zhī
  1. 1 litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
分枝
fēn zhī
  1. 1 branch
删剪
shān jiǎn
  1. 1 to cut (from a movie etc)
  2. 2 to censor
剪切
jiǎn qiē
  1. 1 to shear
  2. 2 shearing (force)
  3. 3 (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")
剪报
jiǎn bào
  1. 1 newspaper cutting
  2. 2 clippings

Idioms (11)

一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
  1. 1 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. 3 outstanding
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
有枝有叶
yǒu zhī yǒu yè
  1. 1 to become bogged down in the details (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
花枝招展
huā zhī zhāo zhǎn
  1. 1 lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
金枝玉叶
jīn zhī yù yè
  1. 1 golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
双瞳剪水
shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 clear, bright eyes (idiom)

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