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to cut with scissors

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

jiao3 jiǎo

Meaning


Primary

to cut with scissors

Alternatives

cut with scissors, cuts with scissors, cutting with scissors, to scissor, scissor, scissors

Mnemonic


[ji-] Jimmy Neutron is in the [3] cellar of the [-ao] barn where he is trying 鉸 to cut with scissors some 金 metal rusty 交 yarn that is wrapped around the milk jugs that he wants to drink. He gets some heavy scissors and 鉸 cuts with scissors the 金 metal 交 yarn, freeing up the milk jugs. Now he can drink his favorite drink and get back to thinking about his next science experiment.

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