Chinese word dictionary

剪枝

jiǎn zhī · to prune (branches etc)

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Word information

Simplified剪枝

Traditional剪枝

Pinyinjiǎn zhī

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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剪jiǎn

scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate

枝zhī

branches, limbs; to branch off

How to learn 剪枝

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Words with the same characters

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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]

枝zhī

branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

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