剪接 (jiǎn jiē) — to edit (film or video); to cut and edit footage | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers specifically to the technical act of cutting and splicing film or video footage, often paired with 把 to take the edited material as object. Conveys the physical editing process rather than general revision.

verb

to edit (film or video)to cut and edit footage

Examples

剪接。
Tā bǎ zhè bù diàn yǐng jiǎn jiē dé hěn hǎo.
He edited this film very well.
剪接。
Dǎo yǎn zhèng zài jiǎn jiē xīn de piàn duàn.
The director is editing new footage.
剪接。
Zhè ge shì pín xū yào chóng xīn jiǎn jiē.
This video needs to be re-edited.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

「剪」 means cut and 「接」 means join, describing cutting footage and joining it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

歬

歬qián剪jiǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 剪, 刀 is the knife part and 歬 gives the sound. After 前 came to replace 歬, another 刀 was added to 剪.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌妾接

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

妾

妾qiè接jiē

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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