jiǎn qiē

剪切 (jiǎn qiē) is a Chinese word meaning “to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear; (geology) shear; (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")”.

Meanings

  1. 1to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear
  2. 2(geology) shear
  3. 3(computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")

Characters in 剪切

剪jiǎn · (bound form) scissors or similar tool切qiē · to cut; to slice; to carve

Related words

一切everything切to cut; to slice; to carve切definitely; absolutely (not)剪(bound form) scissors or similar tool剪surname Jian确切definite切断to cut off; to sever剪刀scissors切除to excise密切close亲切amiable剪辑to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc)

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