"To cut" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 lǐ fà to get a haircut / to have one's hair done / to cut (sb's) hair / to give (sb) a haircut
 tuī to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage
 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals
 gē to cut / to cut apart
 qiē huàn to switch over / to switch modes or data streams / to cut (to a new scene)
 qiē gē to cut
 suō jiǎn to cut / to reduce
 jiǎn qiē to shear / shearing (force) / (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste")
 qiē xiāo to cut / cutting / machining
 kāi záo to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
 jiǎn duàn to cut / to snip
 cǎi fá to fell / to cut
 chè diào to cut / to throw out / to depose (from office) / to tear off
 gē shāng to gash / to cut / gash / cut
 qiē to cut / to slice / tangent (math)
 xiāo qiú (sport) to chop / to cut
 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)
 cái to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment
 yì to mow / to cut / to reap / to redress
 xiāo to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
 zhuó to cut (gems)
 zhāo to encourage / to cut / to strain
 kōu to dig out / to pick out (with one's fingers) / to carve / to cut / to study meticulously / to lift one's clothes / stingy / miserly
 jiǎo scissors / to cut (with scissors)
 qiè to cut / to carve / to engrave / to chisel / fig. to chisel away at
 jiǎn carry to the utmost / to cut
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