paper-cutting; papercut artwork
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to cut paper into decorative shapes; to create paper-cuttings
Refers to the traditional folk art of cutting paper with scissors or knives to create decorative patterns.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhèng正
zài在
jiāo教
hái孩
zi子
men们
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
。
Grandma is teaching the children paper-cutting.
Jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
mín民
jiān间
gōng工
yì艺
。
Paper-cutting is a traditional Chinese folk art.
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Tā她
xué学
huì会
le了
yòng用
hóng红
zhǐ纸
jiǎn剪
gè各
zhǒng种
huā花
yàng样
。
She learned to cut various patterns with red paper.
noun
paper-cutting; paper-cut artwork
Refers to the finished artwork produced by the craft of paper-cutting.
Qiáng墙
shang上
tiē贴
zhe着
yī一
fú幅
jīng精
měi美
de的
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
。
An exquisite paper-cutting is pasted on the wall.
Guò过
nián年
de的
shí时
hou候
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
yào要
tiē贴
chuāng窗
huā花
hé和
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
。
During the New Year, every household posts window flowers and paper-cuts.
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Zhè这
fú幅
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
zuò作
pǐn品
zhǎn展
xiàn现
le了
lóng龙
fèng凤
chéng呈
xiáng祥
de的
tú图
àn案
。
This paper-cutting artwork displays a dragon and phoenix pattern symbolizing auspiciousness.