Chinese word dictionary

剪刀

jiǎndāo · scissors; CL:把[ba3]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified剪刀

Traditional剪刀

Pinyinjiǎndāo

Part of speech名

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

剪jiǎn

scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate

刀dāo

knife; old coin; measure

How to learn 剪刀

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

剪彩jiǎncǎi

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

剪辑jiǎnjí

to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); edited version

剪成jiǎn chéng

cut into

剪头jiǎn tóu

to get a haircut; to give sb a haircut

剪接jiǎn jiē

to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); (genetics) to splice

剪掉jiǎn diào

to cut off; to cut away; to trim