剪裁 jiǎn cái ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˊ zin2 coi4
- to tailor (clothes)
- to trim (expenditure)
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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
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- 剪力 jiǎn lì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ zin2 lik6 shear
- 剪报 剪報 jiǎn bào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄠˋ zin2 bou3 newspaper cutting
- 剪彩 jiǎn cǎi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˇ zin2 coi2 to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
- 剪影 jiǎn yǐng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄥˇ zin2 jing2 paper-cut silhouette
- 剪径 剪徑 jiǎn jìng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zin2 ging3 to waylay and rob
- 剪成 jiǎn chéng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ zin2 sing4 cut into
- 剪掉 jiǎn diào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ zin2 diu6 to cut off
- 剪接 jiǎn jiē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝ zin2 zip3 to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc)
- 剪断 剪斷 jiǎn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zin2 tyun5 to cut
- 剪映 Jiǎn yìng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ zin2 jing2 CapCut, a short-form video editing app developed by ByteDance 字节跳动
- 剪枝 jiǎn zhī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓ zin2 zi1 to prune (branches etc)
- 剪片 jiǎn piàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ zin2 pin3 to edit a film or video
- 剪纸 剪紙 jiǎn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ zin2 zi2 papercutting (Chinese folk art)
- 剪䌽 剪綵 jiǎn cǎi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˇ zin2 coi2 to cut the ribbon (at an opening)
- 剪辑 剪輯 jiǎn jí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ zin2 cap1 to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc)
裁
- 仲裁 zhòng cái ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄞˊ zung6 coi4 arbitration
- 制裁 zhì cái ㄓˋ ㄘㄞˊ zai3 coi4 to punish
- 总裁 總裁 zǒng cái ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄘㄞˊ zung2 coi4 chairman
- 裁判 cái pàn ㄘㄞˊ ㄆㄢˋ coi4 pun3 (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement
- 裁员 裁員 cái yuán ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ coi4 jyun4 to cut staff
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- 裁定 cái dìng ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ coi4 ding6 ruling
- 裁决 裁決 cái jué ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ coi4 kyut3 ruling
- 裁减 裁減 cái jiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ coi4 gaam2 to reduce
- 裁缝 裁縫 cái féng ㄘㄞˊ ㄈㄥˊ coi4 fung2 to make an item of clothing
- 主裁 zhǔ cái ㄓㄨˇ ㄘㄞˊ zyu2 coi4 (sports) to referee; to umpire; to officiate
- 独裁 獨裁 dú cái ㄉㄨˊ ㄘㄞˊ duk6 coi4 dictatorship
- 自裁 zì cái ㄗˋ ㄘㄞˊ zi6 coi4 (literary) to kill oneself; to commit suicide
- 裁并 裁並 cái bìng ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ coi4 bing6 cut down and merge
- 裁人 cái rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 jan4 to cut staff; to lay off employees
- 裁兵 cái bīng ㄘㄞˊ ㄅㄧㄥ coi4 bing1 to reduce troop numbers
- 裁切 cái qiē ㄘㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄝ coi4 cit3 to crop
- 裁剪 cái jiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ coi4 zin2 to cut out
- 裁夺 裁奪 cái duó ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ coi4 dyut6 to consider and decide
- 裁度 cái duó ㄘㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ coi4 dok6 (formal) to make a judgement call; to decide
- 裁撤 cái chè ㄘㄞˊ ㄔㄜˋ coi4 cit3 to dissolve (a department etc); to eliminate (positions)
Idioms with these characters
- 别出心裁 別出心裁 bié chū xīn cái ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ bit6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
- 独出心裁 獨出心裁 dú chū xīn cái ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ duk6 ceot1 sam1 coi4 to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
- 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liàng tǐ cái yī ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ loeng4 tai2 coi4 ji1 lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
Example sentences
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因为 因為 有 高 而 闭合 閉合 的 领子 領子 、 紧身 緊身 的 剪裁 和 在 笔直 筆直 裙子 两边 兩邊 的 开口 開口 ， 旗袍 有着 有著 独一无二 獨一無二 传达 傳達 端庄 端莊 和 性感 的 能力 。
With a high, closed collar, figure-hugging cut, and large slits at either side of a straight skirt, the qipao is unique in its ability to communicate both modesty and sensuousness.
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