剪刀 (jiǎn dāo): scissors

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HSK 5noun

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一种用来剪东西的工具，由两片金属刀片交叉组成，中间用螺丝固定，使用时手指穿进把手，靠刀片开合剪断纸张、布料、绳索等。有些剪刀专门用于理发、剪指甲或在厨房处理食物。也说剪子。

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HSK 5

(bound form) scissors or similar tool

HSK 4

knife

Mom used scissors to cut the old clothes into pieces of cloth, preparing to make rags.

The barber picked up the scissors and with a few snips, cut my long hair short.

During craft time, the teacher reminded us to be careful when using scissors and not to cut our fingers.

These scissors are blunt; they can't even cut a piece of paper. I need to get them sharpened.

My younger sister wanted to open the delivery box but couldn't find scissors, so she had to slowly cut the tape with a key.

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