trim, prune; edit
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to trim; to prune; to clip (branches, nails, etc.)
Commonly used for gardening, personal grooming, and hair care.
Yuán园
dīng丁
zhèng正
zài在
xiū修
jiǎn剪
sōng松
qiáng墙
。
The gardener is trimming the pine hedge.
Tā她
měi每
gè个
yuè月
dōu都
yào要
xiū修
jiǎn剪
yī一
cì次
zhǐ指
jia甲
。
She trims her nails once every month.
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Chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
gāi该
xiū修
jiǎn剪
guǒ果
shù树
de的
zhī枝
tiáo条
le了
。
Spring is here; it's time to prune the fruit tree branches.
verb
to edit and cut; to edit (film, video)
technicalSpecifically refers to film or video post-production editing.
Dǎo导
yǎn演
huā花
le了
yī一
gè个
yuè月
shí时
jiān间
xiū修
jiǎn剪
zhè这
bù部
yǐng影
piàn片
。
The director spent a month editing this film.
Zhè这
duàn段
jìng镜
tóu头
xū需
yào要
xiū修
jiǎn剪
yī一
xià下
。
This shot needs to be trimmed a bit.