Chinese word dictionary

剪辑

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified剪辑

Traditional剪輯

Pinyinjiǎnjí

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

辑jí

to gather, to collect; to edit, to compile

How to learn 剪辑

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.

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Related vocabulary

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]

逻辑luójí

(loanword) logic

编辑biānjí

to edit; to compile; editor; compiler

剪彩jiǎncǎi

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

专辑zhuānjí

album; record (music); special collection of printed or broadcast material