scissors; shears (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
剪刀 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
她用剪刀剪了一张纸。 tā yòng jiǎndāo jiǎn le yī zhāng zhǐ. - She cut a piece of paper with scissors.
他找不到剪刀，所以没法剪信件。 tā zhǎo bù dào jiǎndāo, suǒyǐ méi fǎ jiǎn xìnjiàn. - He couldn't find scissors, so he couldn't cut the letter.
把这些线剪掉。 bǎ zhèxiē xiàn jiǎn diào. - Cut off these threads.
他把剪刀放在桌子上。 tā bǎ jiǎndāo fàng zài zhuōzi shàng. - He put the scissors on the table.
请把剪刀递给我。 qǐng bǎ jiǎndāo dì gěi wǒ. - Please hand me the scissors.
Characters
刀 dāo - knife | HSK 4
剪 jiǎn - to trim or cut (with scissors) |