paper cuttings; cut paper
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Meanings
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paper cuttings; small pieces of cut paper (colloquial)
informalColloquial term with erhua (儿化) suffix, referring to small decorative paper cuttings or the casual act of cutting paper. Commonly used in spoken Mandarin, particularly in northern dialects.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
xǐ喜
huan欢
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
piānr片
zhuāng儿
shì装
chuāng饰
hù窗
户
。
Grandma likes to cut paper decorations for the windows.
Zhè这
xiē些
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
piānr片
zuò儿
de做
zhēn得
jīng真
zhì精
致
。
These paper cuttings are really exquisite.
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Guò过
nián年
de的
shí时
hou候
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
jiǎn剪
yī一
xiē些
hóng红
sè色
de的
zhǐ纸
piānr片
儿
。
During New Year, children like to cut some red paper cuttings.