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剪裁

jiǎn cái

2-character word

What 剪裁 means

1. to tailor (clothes)
2. to trim (expenditure)

The characters in 剪裁

• 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 裁cáito cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim

Example sentences

• 新的旗袍又修长又紧身，也有高级的剪裁，与传统式样的构成了鲜明的对比。
  Xīn de qípáo yòu xiūcháng yòu jǐnshēn, yě yǒu gāojí de jiǎncái, yǔ chuántǒng shìyàng de gòuchéng le xiānmíng de duìbǐ.
  Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one.
• 因为有高而闭合的领子、紧身的剪裁和在笔直裙子两边的开口，旗袍有着独一无二传达端庄和性感的能力。
  Yīnwèi yǒu gāo ér bìhé de lǐngzi, jǐnshēn de jiǎncái hé zài bǐzhí qúnzi liǎngbian de kāikǒu, qípáo yǒuzhe dúyīwú'èr chuándá duānzhuāng hé xìnggǎn de nénglì.
  With a high, closed collar, figure-hugging cut, and large slits at either side of a straight skirt, the qipao is unique in its ability to communicate both modesty and sensuousness.