cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
剪綵
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
市长为新桥剪彩并宣布正式通车。 shìzhǎng wèi xīn qiáo jiǎncǎi bìng xuānbù zhèngshì tōngchē - The mayor cut the ribbon for the new bridge and announced its official opening.
学校举行了一个简单的剪彩仪式来庆祝新图书馆的开放。 xuéxiào jǔxíngle yīgè jiǎndān de jiǎncǎi yíshì lái qìngzhù xīn túshūguǎn de kāifàng - The school held a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new library.
他们邀请了许多贵宾来参加剪彩仪式。 tāmen yāoqǐngle xǔduō guìbīn lái cānjiā jiǎncǎi yíshì - They invited many distinguished guests to the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
公司新大楼的剪彩仪式将于下个月举行。 gōngsī xīn dàlóu de jiǎncǎi yíshì jiāng yú xià gè yuè jǔxíng - The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company’s new building will be held next month.
她负责安排开幕活动的剪彩仪式。 tā fùzé ānpái kāimù huódòng de jiǎncǎi yíshì - She was responsible for arranging the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening event.
Characters
彩 cǎi - color |
剪 jiǎn - to trim or cut (with scissors) |