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剪贴

Word · VerbTraditional剪貼

clip and paste; paper-cutting craft

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to cut out and paste; to clip and paste

neutral

Common activity for collecting information, creating scrapbooks, or preparing collages.

Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
 ,
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
jiǎn剪
tiē贴
bào报
zhǐ纸
shang上
xǐ喜
huān欢
de的
wén文
zhāng章
 。

When I was a child, I often clipped and pasted my favorite articles from newspapers.

Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
bǎ把
tú图
piàn片
jiǎn剪
tiē贴
dào到
zuò作
yè业
běn本
shang上
 。

The teacher asked us to cut and paste the pictures into our exercise books.

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Zhè这
běn本
jiǎn剪
tiē贴
bù簿
jì记
lù录
le了
tā她
duō多
nián年
de的
lǚ旅
xíng行
jīng经
lì历
 。

This scrapbook records her travel experiences over many years.

2.

verb

to make paper-cut crafts; to create collages

neutral

Refers to the art of paper-cutting or collage-making, often a creative or educational activity.

Yòu幼
ér儿
yuán园
de的
xiǎo小
péng朋
you友
men们
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
jiǎn剪
tiē贴
xiǎo小
dòng动
wù物
 。

The kindergarten children are learning to cut and paste little animals.

Tā她
yòng用
cǎi彩
zhǐ纸
jiǎn剪
tiē贴
le了
yī一
fú幅
piào漂
liang亮
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
huà画
 。

She made a beautiful landscape collage using colored paper.