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剪彩

jiǎn cǎi

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

剪彩 (jiǎn cǎi) means "to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 剪彩 means

1. to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

The characters in 剪彩

• 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 彩cǎi(bright) color; variety; applause

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn cǎi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 剪䌽to cut the ribbon (at an opening)

Where 剪彩 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jiǎn–jiān (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiǎn cǎi correctly.
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