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  • 1

    v.prune; shave; trim; clip (trees, fingernails, etc.)

    • guǒ shù hán bāo dài fàng shí bié xiū jiǎn shù zhī

      果树含苞待放修剪树枝

      Do not prune fruit trees when they are in bud.

    • qiū rì zhèng shì xiū jiǎn shù mù de shí hou

      秋日正是修剪树木时候

      Fall is the time to prune trees.

  • 2

    v.edit; change and cut

    • xiū jiǎn yī kē shù

      修剪

      prune a tree