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  • n.shears; clippers; scissors

    • wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le liǎng bǎ jiǎn dāo

      昨天剪刀

      I bought two pairs of scissors yesterday.

    • nǐ zhī dào zěn yàng mó jiǎn dāo ma

      知道怎样剪刀

      Do you know how to sharpen scissors?

    • xiǎo hái zǐ ná jiǎn dāo hěn wēi xiǎn

      小孩子剪刀危险

      It is dangerous for small children to hold scissors.

    • yòng cháng bǐng dà jiǎn dāo xiū jiǎn gāo shù lí

      剪刀修剪树篱

      use shears with a long reach for cutting high hedges

Word usage

  • "剪刀" is often matched with measure word "把".
    • 剪刀

      one pair of scissors