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剪刀

jiǎndāo
noun HSK 5 #4,819

Measure Word

一把剪刀 bǎ

Meanings

  1. 1 scissors

Examples

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
剪刀石头布！
Jiǎndāo shítou bù!
Scissors, rock, paper (cloth)!
HSK 7-9
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