Definition
剪切 is a technical term that combines 剪 (cut with scissors) and 切 (cut with a knife). It is used in three main contexts: everyday cutting with scissors or shears, geology (shear forces), and computing (the 'cut' operation in cut-and-paste). It is not the everyday word for 'cut' — use 剪 for scissors or 切 for a knife. In computing, it is a direct loanword from English.
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to cut (with scissors or shears)to shear(geology) shear (stress or deformation)(computing) to cut (as in cut-and-paste)
Examples
- 剪切。Qǐng yòng jiǎndāo jiǎn qiē zhè zhāng zhǐ.Please cut this piece of paper with scissors.
- 剪切。Dìzhìxuéjiā yánjiū le yánshí de jiǎn qiē yìnglì.Geologists studied the shear stress of the rock.
- 剪切，。Zài wéndàng zhōng jiǎn qiē yí duàn wénzì, ránhòu zhāntiē dào biéchù.Cut a paragraph in the document, then paste it elsewhere.
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