剪指甲

jiǎn zhǐjia

verb

Meanings

HSK 5

妈妈每周给宝宝剪指甲。

Māma měi zhōu gěi bǎobao jiǎn zhǐjia.

Mom cuts the baby's nails every week.

HSK 5

剪指甲的时候小心别剪到肉。

Jiǎn zhǐjia de shíhou xiǎoxīn bié jiǎn dào ròu.

Be careful not to cut into the skin when clipping nails.

HSK 7-9

你该剪指甲了，太长了。

Nǐ gāi jiǎn zhǐjia le, tài cháng le.

You should cut your nails, they're too long.

usage

甲 is pronounced with neutral tone in the compound 指甲 (zhǐjia). The tool used is 指甲刀 (zhǐjiadāo).

剪 jiǎn

指 zhǐ

甲 jiǎ