剪切 (jiǎn qiē) — to cut (with scissors or shears); to shear; (geology) shear (stress or deformation); (computing) to cut (as in cut-and-paste)
Definition
Compound verb meaning 'to cut' with a sharp tool — scissors in everyday use, but at HSK 7 it extends to technical senses like geological shear stress and digital cut-and-paste. The noun form is rare.
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 jiǎn dāo jiǎn qiē zhè zhāng zhǐ.Please cut this piece of paper with scissors.
- 剪切。Dì zhì xué jiā yán jiū le yán shí de jiǎn qiē yìng lì.Geologists studied the shear stress of the rock.
- 剪切，。Zài wén dàng zhōng jiǎn qiē yí duàn wén zì, rán hòu zhān tiē dào bié chù.Cut a paragraph in the document, then paste it elsewhere.
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