Word: 剪 (jiǎn) to cut as with scissors

These are the example sentences using 剪 in the sense to cut as with scissors. Every sentence using 剪 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 剪 in this sense

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你想怎么剪你的头发？

Nǐ xiǎng zěnme jiǎn nǐ de tóufa?

How do you want your hair cut?
你把我的头发剪得太短了。

Nǐ bǎ wǒ de tóufa jiǎn de tài duǎnle.

You've cut my hair too short.
告诉她我在剪树。

Gàosu tā wǒ zài jiǎn shù.

Tell her that I am pruning the trees.
头发不剪，总要长的

tóufa bù jiǎn, zǒng yào zhǎng de

if you don't cut the hair, it will keep growing
奶奶手很灵巧，会剪窗花。

Nǎinai shǒu hěn língqiǎo, huì jiǎn chuānghuā.

My grandmother is very deft with her hands and can cut paper window decorations.
我想在出发旅行前剪个头发。

Wǒ xiǎng zài chūfā lǚxíng qián jiǎn gè tóufa.

I want to get a haircut before I go on the trip.
我把我的头发剪了。

Wǒ bǎ wǒ de tóufa jiǎnle.

I got my hair cut.
我没剪过他们的头发。

Wǒ méi jiǎnguo tāmen de tóufa.

I've never cut their hair.
旅行前，我剪了头发。

Lǚxíng qián, wǒ jiǎnle tóufa.

Before taking a journey, I got a haircut.
用剪刀剪图片。

Yòng jiǎndāo jiǎn túpiàn.

Use scissors to cut out the pictures.
这把剪刀剪不好。

Zhè bǎ jiǎndāo jiǎn bù hǎo.

These scissors don't cut well.