剪刀 (jiǎndāo): scissors

Measure Word

一把剪刀 bǎ

Meanings

1 scissors

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

剪刀石头布！

Jiǎndāo shítou bù!

Scissors, rock, paper (cloth)!

HSK 5

你有剪刀吗？我要剪东西。

Nǐ yǒu jiǎndāo ma? Wǒ yào jiǎn dōngxi.

Do you have scissors? I need to cut something.

HSK 6

这把剪刀不太锋利了。

Zhè bǎ jiǎndāo bútài fēnglì le.

These scissors aren't very sharp anymore.

Tips

culture

剪刀石头布 (scissors-rock-cloth) is the Chinese version of Rock-Paper-Scissors, but the order is reversed. Chinese kids always say 剪刀 first!

Stroke Order

剪 jiǎn

刀 dāo

Related Words

剪 jiǎn HSK 5 #2,353

to cut with scissors / to trim / to clip

剪子 jiǎnzi HSK 5 #11,747

scissors / clippers

二月春风似剪刀 èr yuè chūn fēng sì jiǎn dāo

the February spring wind is like a pair of scissors / the second-month breeze snips out fresh leaves - an exquisite image of spring's craftsmanship

石头剪刀布 shítoujiǎndāobù

rock-paper-scissors / the hand game for deciding things

刀子 dāozi #5,146

knife / small knife

刀 dāo HSK 3 #1,091

knife / blade / sword

剪辑 jiǎnjí #9,824

to edit (video or film) / montage; edited compilation

手术刀 shǒushùdāo #10,163

scalpel / surgical knife

修剪 xiūjiǎn #10,607

to prune / to trim / to clip

将 jiāng HSK 5 #172

will; shall; about to / to take; to use / to checkmate / introduces the object of a verb