剪纸 剪紙

剪

• 剪刀 jiǎn dāo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ zin2 dou1 scissors
• 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
• 修剪 xiū jiǎn ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˇ sau1 zin2 to prune
• 删剪 刪剪 shān jiǎn ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saan1 zin2 to cut (from a movie etc)
• 剪切 jiǎn qiē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝ zin2 cit3 to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear

纸 紙

• 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˇ tou4 zi2 blueprint
• 报纸 報紙 bào zhǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄓˇ bou3 zi2 newspaper
• 纸张 紙張 zhǐ zhāng ㄓˇ ㄓㄤ zi2 zoeng1 paper
• 卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓˇ wai6 sang1 zi2 toilet paper; tissues
• 造纸术 造紙術 zào zhǐ shù ㄗㄠˋ ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ zou6 zi2 seot6 papermaking process

• 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zin2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
• 双瞳剪水 雙瞳剪水 shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ soeng1 tung4 zin2 seoi2 (idiom) clear, bright eyes

• 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
• 金迷纸醉 金迷紙醉 jīn mí zhǐ zuì ㄐㄧㄣ ㄇㄧˊ ㄓˇ ㄗㄨㄟˋ gam1 mai4 zi2 zeoi3 lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
• 洛阳纸贵 洛陽紙貴 Luò yáng zhǐ guì ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ lok3 joeng4 zi2 gwai3 lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom)