剪短 (jiǎn duǎn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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剪短
剪短
(jiǎn duǎn): To cut short (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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剪 • jiǎn • to cut with scissors; to shear • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
jiǎn
剪
to cut with scissors; to shear
短 • duǎn • short • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
duǎn
短
short
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 剪短.
Words with
剪
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
scissors; shears
剪彩
jiǎn cǎi
cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony
剪辑
jiǎn jí
editing
修剪
xiū jiǎn
prune; trim
剪子
jiǎn zi
clippers
剪接
jiǎn jiē
editing (film, video)
剪裁
jiǎn cái
cut, tailor
剪贴
jiǎn tiē
cut and paste
Words with
短
短裤
duǎn kù
short pants
短信
duǎn xìn
text message; SMS
短处
duǎn chù
shortcoming
短期
duǎn qī
short term
缩短
suō duǎn
shorten; curtail; cut down
短促
duǎn cù
very brief; pressed for time; short
短缺
duǎn quē
shortage
长短
cháng duǎn
length
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Example Sentences with 剪短
tā
他
bǎ
把
tóu
头
fa
发
jiǎn
剪
duǎn
短
le
了
。
He cut his hair short.
mā
妈
ma
妈
bǎ
把
qún
裙
zi
子
jiǎn
剪
duǎn
短
le
了
yī
wèi
为
le
了
xíng
行
dòng
动
fāng
方
biàn
便
，
tā
他
bǎ
把
一
xiē
些
。
Mom shortened the skirt a bit.
kù
裤
tuǐ
腿
jiǎn
剪
duǎn
短
le
了
。
To move easily, he cut the pant legs short.
