剪枝

jiǎnzhī
to prune (branches etc)

CEDICT

to prune; to lop; to trim (branches, etc.)

Wiktionary

剪除花木的贅枝。或為美觀，或為養分平均，促進生長或結果。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 剪 jiǎn
  1. (bound form) scissors or similar tool
  2. to cut as with scissors
  3. (bound form) to wipe out; to exterminate
  4. to edit (video, audio etc)
2 枝 zhī
  1. branch
  2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Related entries

修剪 xiūjiǎn
  1. to prune
  2. to trim
妈妈叫我修剪草坪。

Mother told me to mow the lawn.

Source: Tatoeba

打杈 dǎchà to prune (branches)
疏剪 shūjiǎn to prune
修理 xiūlǐ
  1. to repair
  2. to fix
  3. to prune
  4. to trim
  5. (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. to fix sb
桥处于修理中。

The bridge is being repaired.

Source: Tatoeba