剪纸 (jiǎn zhǐ) — paper-cut (traditional Chinese folk art)

Definition

Examples

• 这位老艺人擅长剪纸，已经做了四十年。
  Zhè wèi lǎo yì rén shàn cháng jiǎn zhǐ, yǐ jīng zuò le sì shí nián.
  This elderly artist is skilled at paper-cutting and has been doing it for forty years.
• 春节时，人们常把剪纸贴在窗户上作为装饰。
  Chūn jié shí, rén men cháng bǎ jiǎn zhǐ tiē zài chuāng hu shàng zuò wéi zhuāng shì.
  During the Spring Festival, people often paste paper-cuts on windows as decorations.
• 这种传统剪纸工艺已经流传了上千年。
  Zhè zhǒng chuán tǒng jiǎn zhǐ gōng yì yǐ jīng liú chuán le shàng qiān nián.
  This traditional paper-cutting craft has been passed down for over a thousand years.