剪彩

jiǎncǎi

to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)

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See it in sentences

新店今天剪彩。

The new shop holds a ribbon-cutting today.

谁为大桥剪彩?

Who will cut the ribbon for the bridge?