剪短 (jiǎn duǎn) — to cut short; to trim (by cutting shorter)
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning to cut something shorter (hair, rope, branches). The 把 construction is common: 把 + thing + 剪短, with a result phrase if you specify the new length.
verb
to cut shortto trim (by cutting shorter)
Examples
- 剪短。Wǒ xiǎng bǎ tóu fa jiǎn duǎn yì diǎn.I want to get my hair cut shorter.
- 剪短。Tā yòng jiǎn dāo bǎ shéng zi jiǎn duǎn le.He cut the rope short with scissors.
- ，剪短。Chūn tiān dào le, yuán dīng bǎ shù zhī jiǎn duǎn.Spring has arrived, and the gardener trimmed the branches.
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