Definition
剪裁 literally means 'to cut out and tailor (a garment)', but is commonly extended to mean 'to prune or edit (writing)' — trimming unnecessary parts for clarity and structure. You'll encounter it in both literal sewing contexts (服装剪裁) and figurative editing contexts (文章剪裁).
v.
to cut out and tailor (a garment)to prune or pare down (writing, text)
Examples
- 剪裁。Zhè wèi cáifeng zhèngzài jiǎn cái yí jiàn xīn yīfu.This tailor is cutting out a new garment.
- 剪裁。Zhè piān xiǎoshuō hái xūyào zǐxì jiǎn cái yíxià.This novel still needs careful pruning.
- 剪裁。Tā bǎ wénzhāng chóngxīn jiǎn cái le yí biàn.He re-edited the article from scratch.
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