剪切 jiǎn qiē to cut (with scissors or similar tool) / to shear / (geology) shear / (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste") syn 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment syn 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 刎 wěn cut across (throat) syn 切入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 剪掉 jiǎn diào to cut off / to cut away / to trim 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 割伤 割傷 gē shāng to gash / to cut / gash / cut 横切 橫切 héng qiē to cut across / a horizontal cut 划 劃 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) syn 割 gē to cut / to cut apart syn 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. 寸头 寸頭 cùn tóu (male hair style) crew cut / butch cut 喉咙 喉嚨 hóu lóng the throat syn 嗓子 sǎng zi throat / voice / CL:把[ba3] syn 咽喉 yān hóu throat syn 喉头 喉頭 hóu tóu throat / larynx syn 自刎 zì wěn to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat syn 嗓子眼 sǎng zi yǎn throat syn 鼻咽癌 bí yān ái cancers of the nose and throat / nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) 喉部 hóu bù neck / throat 鼻咽 bí yān nose and throat 抹脖子 mǒ bó zi to slit one's own throat / to commit suicide syn 卡脖子 qiǎ bó zi to squeeze the throat / (fig.) to have in a stranglehold / critical syn 咽 yān throat / pharynx / narrow pass syn 喉 睺 hóu throat / larynx syn 嗓 sǎng throat / voice syn 吭 háng throat syn 颏 頦 ké (used in bird names) throat syn 嗌 ài (literary) to choke / to have a blockage in the throat / Taiwan pr. [yi4] 鲠 鯁 gěng to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat syn 哙 噲 kuài throat / to swallow syn 骨鲠在喉 骨鯁在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly / sth on one's mind 如鲠在喉 如鯁在喉 rú gěng zài hóu lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure 喉轮 喉輪 hóu lún viśuddha or visuddha, the throat chakra 查克拉, residing in the neck 喉鸣 喉鳴 hóu míng throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc 梅核气 梅核氣 méi hé qì (TCM) plum-pit qi, a feeling of a lump in the throat (globus pharyngis) or of stagnant phlegm 耳鼻咽喉 ěr bí yān hóu ear nose and throat / otolaryngology 馕嗓 饢嗓 nǎng sǎng to stuff one's throat with food 骨鲠 骨鯁 gǔ gěng fish bone / bone stuck in the throat / sth one feels obliged to speak out about / candid speaker 深喉 深睺 shēn hóu deep throating (sex act) / a deep throat (anonymous informant) 喉片 hóu piàn throat lozenge 咽峡炎 咽峽炎 yān xiá yán angina / sore throat 喷管喉道 噴管喉道 throat of a nozzle 脓毒性咽喉炎 膿毒性咽喉炎 strep throat 桑眼 sǎng yǎn throat 揪痧 jiū shā folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation syn 嗓门眼 嗓門眼 sǎng mén yǎn throat 清嗓 qīng sǎng to clear one's throat / to hawk 掐脖子 qiā bó zi to seize by the throat 喉韵 喉韻 hóu yùn pleasant aftertaste in the back of the throat (esp. when drinking tea) 嗓眼 sǎng yǎn throat 清嗓子 qīng sǎng zi to clear one's throat 嗌 yì (literary) the throat / (literary) (military) choke point 卡痰 kǎ tán to have phlegm stuck in one's throat 喉管 hóu guǎn the airway in the throat syn 明确 明確 míng què clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite syn 降价 降價 jiàng jià to cut the price / to drive down the price / to get cheaper syn 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 伤口 傷口 shāng kǒu wound / cut syn 切换 切換 qiē huàn to switch over / to switch modes or data streams / to cut (to a new scene) 截止 jié zhǐ to end / to close / (electricity) cut-off syn 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 分割 fēn gē to cut up / to break up syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 美发 美髮 měi fà hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair syn 切割 qiē gē to cut syn 狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn 绝缘 絕緣 jué yuán to have no contact with / to be cut off from / (electricity) to insulate 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 切成 qiē chéng to cut up (into pieces) / to slice / to carve / to dice / to shred 裁员 裁員 cái yuán to cut staff / to lay off employees syn 提成 tí chéng to take a percentage (from a sum of money) / a commission / a cut 停电 停電 tíng diàn to have a power failure / power cut 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn to cut down / to reduce / to lower syn 切除 qiē chú to excise / to cut out (a tumor) syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 紧缩 緊縮 jǐn suō (economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch syn 隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off / to isolate / isolated (from the world) syn 划破 劃破 huá pò to cut open / to rip / to streak across (lightning, meteor etc) / to pierce (scream, searchlight etc) 断线 斷線 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off 低胸 dī xiōng low-cut (dress) / plunging (neckline) 口子 kǒu zi hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent syn 截取 jié qǔ to cut off a section of sth 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely syn 缩减 縮減 suō jiǎn to cut / to reduce syn 阻隔 zǔ gé to separate / to cut off syn 理发 理髮 lǐ fà to get a haircut / to have one's hair done / to cut (sb's) hair / to give (sb) a haircut syn 插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking) / to butt in / to cut into a conversation syn 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 切削 qiē xiāo to cut / cutting / machining syn 斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn to cut off / to chop sth in half 裁剪 cái jiǎn to cut out syn 截获 截獲 jié huò to intercept / to cut off and capture syn 割断 割斷 gē duàn to cut off / to sever 剪影 jiǎn yǐng paper-cut silhouette / outline / sketch syn 咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] syn 