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jianzhi

Syllables: jian·zhi/d͡ʒiænˈd͡ʒiː/

jianzhi noun: chinese traditional paper cutting.

jianzhi: chinese traditional paper cutting
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Noun

jianzhi (uncountable)

  1. Chinese traditional paper cutting.

Origin of jianzhi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 剪紙 /剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ), from 剪 (jiǎn, “to cut with scissors”) + 紙 /纸 (zhǐ, “paper”).

Questions about jianzhi

What does jianzhi mean?
Jianzhi means chinese traditional paper cutting.
What part of speech is jianzhi?
Jianzhi is a noun.
How do you pronounce jianzhi?
Jianzhi is pronounced /d͡ʒiænˈd͡ʒiː/.

Words near jianzhi in the dictionary

  1. Jianshui
  2. jianshuiite
  3. jiantizi
  4. Jianxi
  5. Jianyang
  6. jianzhi
  7. jianzi
  8. jiao
  9. jiao zi
  10. Jiaocheng
  11. jiaogulan

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