裁剪

cáijiǎn
to cut out

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to consider trade-offs
  2. (literal) to tailor (clothes); to trim; to prune; to crop
  3. to consider trade-offs
  4. to tailor (clothes); to trim; to prune; to crop

Wiktionary

按一定的尺寸把紙張或布料裁開。常指縫製衣服。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 裁 cái
  1. to cut out (as a dress)
  2. to cut
  3. to trim
  4. to reduce
  5. to diminish
  6. to cut back (e.g. on staff)
  7. decision
  8. judgment
2 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)

Related entries

裁 cái
  1. to cut out (as a dress)
  2. to cut
  3. to trim
  4. to reduce
  5. to diminish
  6. to cut back (e.g. on staff)
  7. decision
  8. judgment
她裁下布製作繃帶。

She cut up the cloth to make bandages.

Source: Tatoeba

切除 qiēchú
  1. to excise
  2. to cut out (a tumor)
切除這塊肉的脂肪。

Trim the fat off the meat.

Source: Tatoeba