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修剪
Traditional Chinese
修剪
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xiū jiǎn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sau1 jin2
Short definition to prune
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All available English definitions to pruneMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: prune
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to prune; to trim
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: prune; trim; disbranch; scissoring
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: prune; trim'
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他为( tā wéi)
(yáng) goat
(zhǐ zhīzhī) only
修剪(xiū jiǎn) to prune
羊毛(yáng máo) fleece

He clipped the sheep.

妈妈(mā ma) mama
叫我( jiào)
修剪(xiū jiǎn) to prune
草坪(cǎo píng) lawn

Mother told me to mow the lawn.

这些(zhè xiē) these
高官(gāo guān) high official
(hé) with
富商(fù shāng) rich merchant
(dedì) of
大四(dà sì) fourth-year university student
(hé) with
(yuàn) courtyard
常常(cháng cháng) frequently
(yǒu) some
精美(jīng měi) delicate
雕刻(diāo kè) carving
(bìng) and
粉刷(fěn shuā) plaster
(dedì) of
横梁(héng liáng) beam
(hé) with
柱子(zhù zi) pillar
(bìng) and
伴有(bàn yǒu) to be accompanied by
精心(jīng xīn) fine
修剪(xiū jiǎn) to prune
(dedì) of
花园(huā yuán) garden

The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

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