剪刀

jiǎndāo

noun HSK 5 #4,819

Measure Word

一把剪刀 bǎ

Meanings

1 scissors

Characters

to cut; scissors

Examples

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.

这把剪刀不太锋利了。

Zhè bǎ jiǎndāo bú tài fēnglì le.

These scissors aren't very sharp anymore.

剪刀石头布！

Jiǎndāo shítou bù!

Scissors, rock, paper (cloth)!

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