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修剪

xiū jiǎn

2-character word

What 修剪 means

1. to prune
2. to trim

The characters in 修剪

• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…

Example sentences

• 妈妈叫我修剪草坪。
  Māma jiào wǒ xiūjiǎn cǎopíng.
  Mother told me to mow the lawn.
• 他为羊只修剪羊毛。
  Tā wèi yángzhī xiūjiǎn yángmáo.
  He clipped the sheep.
• 你修剪过苹果树吗？
  Did you trim the apple trees?
• 齐里向里玛示范如何正确修剪棕榈树。
  Ziri showed Rima how to properly prune her palm trees.
• 我修剪汤姆的草坪，没有向他收取任何费用。
  I didn't charge Tom anything to mow his lawn.
• 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子，并伴有精心修剪的花园。
  Zhèxiē gāoguān hé fùshāng de dàsì héyuàn chángcháng yǒu jīngměi diāokè bìng fěnshuā de héngliáng hé zhùzi, bìng bànyǒu jīngxīn xiūjiǎn de huāyuán.
  The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.