Chinese word

截

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié

Meaning

  • verbcut out

Example

我把视频里不要的片段截下来发给你。wǒ bǎ shì pín lǐ bú yào de piàn duàn jié xià lái fā géi nǐ

I cut out the unwanted parts of the video and send them to you.

Illustration for 截 (cut out)

More examples

他把网页上的关键段落截图发给大家。tā bǎ wǎng yè shàng de guān jiàn duàn luò jié tú fā gěi dà jiā

He sent everyone a screenshot of the key paragraph on the webpage.

Core concept

A boundary cuts a selected part away from a larger whole, leaving that part separate for use.

Common phrases

  • 截图jié tú

    take a screenshot

  • 截下来jié xià lái

    cut out

  • 截取jié qǔ

    extract

Similar words

切qiè: Divides a thing by cutting it with a blade or other tool.
剪jiǎn: Cuts out pieces of paper, cloth, or similar material using scissors or a blade.
截取jié qǔ: Takes a required section out of a larger whole by cutting it away.
截断jié duàn: Severs something at a certain point so the part beyond it no longer continues.

Definition in Chinese

将某物或某段内容截去或截取出来，使其从整体中分离并作为独立部分存在，既可指实际的切割，也可指对媒体或文本的片段提取。jiāng mǒu wù huò mǒu duàn nèi róng jié qù huò jié qǔ chū lái shǐ qí cóng zhéng tǐ zhōng fēn lí bìng zuò wéi dú lì bù fèn cún zài jì kě zhǐ shí jì de qiē gē yě kě zhǐ duì méi tǐ huò wén běn de piàn duàn tí qǔ

Word origin

截 (jié, "to cut") has long meant physically severing something, and its use extends naturally to isolating a selected part of text, video, or other content.

Usage tips

  • When this verb is used for media, it describes selecting the needed portion, while saving or sharing that portion is expressed as a separate later action.

Other meanings

  • trimverb
  • cut offverb

Opposites

  • 拼接pīn jiēsplice togetherverb

Related words

  • 截图jié túscreenshotnoun
  • 截取jié qǔextractverb
  • 截断jié duàncut offverb

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