裁剪

cáijiǎn

verb #27,804

Meanings

1 to cut out (fabric)
2 to tailor; to trim
3 to crop (an image)

Characters

to cut; to judge; to reduce

to cut with scissors; to clip

Examples

她按照纸样仔细裁剪布料。

Tā ànzhào zhǐ yàng zǐxì cáijiǎn bùliào.

She carefully cut the fabric according to the paper pattern.

你可以用这个软件裁剪图片。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng zhège ruǎnjiàn cáijiǎn túpiàn.

You can use this software to crop photos.

Tips

memory

裁 = to cut/decide (note it contains 刀 blade at the bottom), 剪 = scissors (刀 is also in 剪). Two cutting words together — one for the action, one for the tool.

Stroke Order

裁 cái

剪 jiǎn