- 剪刀差 jiǎndāochā price scissorsThe gap between high industrial prices and low agricultural prices in an economy, where the price curves on a graph resemble an open pair of scissors.
- 剪刀手 jiǎndāoshǒu V signThe V sign hand gesture often used in photos to represent peace or victory.
- 剪刀石头布 jiǎndāoshítoubù rock-paper-scissorsthe game of rock-paper-scissors
- 剪刀草 jiǎndāocǎo arrowheadarrowhead, an edible aquatic plant in the genus Sagittaria, also known as scissor grass because of its leaf shape
- 大剪刀 dàjiǎndāo shearsshears; large scissors; secateurs
- 打薄剪刀 dǎbáojiǎndāo thinning scissorsscissors used by hair stylists to reduce the volume of hair without changing its length