HSK 6 · Society

剪彩 jiǎncǎi “to cut the ribbon (at an opening ceremony)” in Chinese

Said as jiáncǎi

Same in Traditional

What 剪彩 means

  1. to cut the ribbon (at an opening ceremony)
  2. to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

How to say 剪彩

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale剪jiǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale彩cǎi3rd tone, dipping

Said as jiáncǎi. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

剪彩 in a sentence

  1. 新商场开业那天，市长来剪彩。

    Xīn shāngchǎng kāiyè nàtiān, shìzhǎng lái jiǎncǎi.

    On the day the new shopping centre opened, the mayor came to cut the ribbon.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 剪彩仪式十点开始。

    Jiǎncǎi yíshì shí diǎn kāishǐ.

    The ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at ten o’clock.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 剪彩 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 剪 (jiǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
剪jiǎnscissors or similar tool
  • 前in front · qiánSound part
  • 刀knife · dāoMeaning part

刀 hints at the meaning (knife); 前 (qián) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiǎn.

The character 彩 (cǎi) with each of its parts in a different colour
彩cǎicolour
  • 采to collect · cǎiSound part
  • 彡bristle · shānMeaning part

彡 hints at the meaning (bristle); 采 (cǎi) hints at the sound. Compare it with cǎi.

How to write 剪彩

剪 11 strokes · 彩 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

剪彩 (jiǎncǎi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 剪彩 (jiǎncǎi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 剪彩

Words with 剪

剪刀jiǎndāo · scissors

Words with 彩

精彩jīngcǎi · wonderful色彩sècǎi · colour彩虹cǎihóng · rainbow彩票cǎipiào · lottery ticket光彩guāngcǎi · glory

More words: Society & Law

皇后huánghòu · empress华侨huáqiáo · overseas Chinese贿赂huìlù · to bribe会晤huìwù · to meet间谍jiàndié · spy将军jiāngjūn · general (military rank)监狱jiānyù · prison阶层jiēcéng · social class

FAQs

剪彩 (jiǎncǎi) means “to cut the ribbon (at an opening ceremony)” or “to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiǎncǎi: jiǎn with a 3rd tone, then cǎi with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like jiáncǎi. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 剪彩 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiancai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 剪彩 from the suggestions. Typing jiancai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
剪彩 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.