| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | scissors; Classifiers: 把 | |
| 刺刀 | cì dāo | bayonet | |
| 镰刀 | lián dāo | sickle; curved blade to cut grain | |
| 一刀切 | yī dāo qiē | lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity; one solution fits a diversity of problems; one size fits all | |
| 开刀 | kāi dāo | (of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack |
| 1 | Sharpening a knife can save chopping work. | |
| 2 | He is holding a kitchen knife in his hand. | |
| 3 | He cut the apple into small pieces with a knife. | |
| 4 | He accidentally cut his finger with scissors. | |
| 5 | He secretly cut a small piece of paper with scissors. |
