剪切

jiǎnqiē

verb #31,256

Meanings

1 to cut (in 'cut and paste')
2 to cut with scissors
3 to shear

Characters

to cut with scissors

to slice; to cut

Examples

剪切这段文字再粘贴到新文档。

Jiǎnqiē zhè duàn wénzì zài zhāntiē dào xīn wéndàng.

Cut this passage and paste it into the new document.

快捷键Ctrl+X是剪切。

Kuàijiékey Ctrl+X shì jiǎnqiē.

The shortcut Ctrl+X is cut.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse with 复制 (fùzhì, 'copy'). 剪切 removes the original, 复制 keeps it.

Stroke Order

剪 jiǎn

切 qiē