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修剪
xiūjiǎn
Description
修剪的意思是用剪刀把树、花或头发多出来的部分剪掉，让它看起来更整齐。
"修剪" means to use scissors to cut off the extra parts of trees, flowers, or hair to make them look neater.
我们常说修剪树枝、修剪花草或者修剪指甲。
We often say 修剪 branches, 修剪 flowers and plants, or 修剪 nails.
Meanings
修剪xiūjiǎn
to trim, prune, or cut neatly
他每个星期都修剪院子里的花草。
He trims the flowers and plants in the yard every week.
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Notes
- Etymology
修 (to fix/tidy) + 剪 (to cut with scissors), literally "to cut and tidy up".
- Nuance
focuses on cutting to make something neat, often plants, hair or nails.
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