Chinese word dictionary

剪彩

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified剪彩

Traditional剪彩

Pinyinjiǎncǎi

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

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

彩cǎi

color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated

How to learn 剪彩

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.

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Words with the same characters

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精彩jīngcǎi

wonderful; marvelous; brilliant

彩色cǎisè

color; multicolored

丰富多彩fēngfù-duōcǎi

richly colorful

剪jiǎn

(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate; to edit (video, audio etc); surname Jian

剪刀jiǎndāo

scissors; CL:把[ba3]

色彩sècǎi

tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character