修剪 (xiū jiǎn) — to prune; to trim; to clip

Definição

Means to cut back (branches, hair, nails, lawn edges) to shape or shorten. Distinct from 剪 (plain 'cut/shear') by implying care, shaping, or maintenance rather than a simple snip.

verb
to pruneto trimto clip

Exemplos

  • 修剪
    Tā měi nián chūn tiān dōu huì xiū jiǎn guǒ shù de zhī tiáo.
    He prunes the fruit tree branches every spring.
  • 修剪
    Qǐng bǎ zhǐ jia xiū jiǎn duǎn yì diǎn.
    Please clip your nails a bit shorter.
  • 修剪
    Yuán dīng zhèng zài yòng dà jiǎn dāo xiū jiǎn cǎo píng de biān yuán.
    The gardener is trimming the edge of the lawn with large shears.

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