裁剪
cái jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

裁剪
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cái jiǎn
  1. to cut out

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

剪
Jiǎn
  1. 1 surname Jian
修剪
xiū jiǎn
  1. 1 to prune
  2. 2 to trim
制裁
zhì cái
  1. 1 to punish
  2. 2 punishment
  3. 3 sanctions (incl. economic)
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)
副总裁
fù zǒng cái
  1. 1 vice-chairman (of an organization)
  2. 2 vice president (of a company)
  3. 3 deputy governor (of a bank)
独裁
dú cái
  1. 1 dictatorship
总裁
zǒng cái
  1. 1 chairman
  2. 2 director-general (of a company etc)
裁判
cái pàn
  1. 1 judgment
  2. 2 to referee
  3. 3 umpire
  4. 4 judge
  5. 5 referee
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
裁剪
cái jiǎn
  1. 1 to cut out
裁员
cái yuán
  1. 1 to cut staff
  2. 2 to lay off employees
裁缝
cái féng
  1. 1 tailor
  2. 2 dressmaker
仲裁
zhòng cái
  1. 1 arbitration
别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
  2. 2 to adopt an original approach

Idioms (7)

别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
  2. 2 to adopt an original approach
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
独出心裁
dú chū xīn cái
  1. 1 to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 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. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
量体裁衣
liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 To live within one's means.
双瞳剪水
shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 clear, bright eyes (idiom)

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