# 剪子 (jiǎnzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 剪子 (jiǎnzi) means “scissors; shears; clippers”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: scissors; shears; clippers
- Pinyin: jiǎnzi (jian3 zi5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 把

## Examples

- 请把那把剪子递给我。
  Qǐng bǎ nà bǎ jiǎnzi dì gěi wǒ.
  Please pass me that pair of scissors.

## Characters

- [剪](https://hanziro.com/word/jian-cut/) (jiǎn): to cut (with scissors); to trim
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-zi-scissors/

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