切纸刀 (qiēzhǐdāo): paper cutter; guillotine trimmer

Measure Word

一台切纸刀 tái

Meanings

1 paper cutter; guillotine trimmer

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

办公室新买了一台A3切纸刀。

Bàngōngshì xīn mǎi le yì tái A3 qiēzhǐdāo.

The office just bought a new A3 paper cutter.

HSK 7-9

用切纸刀把边裁齐。

Yòng qiēzhǐdāo bǎ biān cáiqí.

Use the paper cutter to trim the edges evenly.

Tips

usage

切 (to cut, slice) + 纸 (paper) + 刀 (blade). Usually refers to the lever/guillotine style cutter, as opposed to the handheld 美工刀 (utility knife).

Stroke Order

切 qiē

纸 zhǐ

刀 dāo

Related Words

裁纸刀 cáizhǐdāo

paper cutter; paper trimmer / letter opener (older usage)

一刀切 yīdāoqiē #68,940

to cut everything with one stroke / to apply a blanket rule; one-size-fits-all / to treat different cases identically

剪纸 jiǎnzhǐ #31,291

paper cutting (folk art) / paper cutout / to cut paper

纸钱 zhǐqián

joss paper / ritual paper money burned as offering to ancestors or the dead

宣纸 xuānzhǐ

Xuan paper (fine rice-paper for calligraphy and painting)

烘焙纸 hōngbèizhǐ

baking paper / parchment paper

卷纸架 juǎnzhǐjià

toilet paper holder / paper roll holder

纸屑 zhǐxiè #28,100

paper scraps / paper fragments / paper clippings / confetti

打印纸 dǎyìnzhǐ #54,523

printer paper / printing paper

纸条 zhǐtiáo #4,743

note / slip of paper