Chinese Word: 刀 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

刀HSK 4

Pinyin: dāo

English Definition: knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; Classifiers: 把 ; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; Classifiers: 把 ; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs

Chinese Definition:
①用来切、割、斩、削、砍、刺、铡的工具：刀子。刀兵。刀法。剪刀。镰刀。
②中国的纸张计量单位：一刀合一百张。
③古代的一种钱币，因其形如刀故称：刀币。
④姓氏。

Total strokes: 2; Radical: 刀

Character Formation:

⿹ Surround from upper right
- 丿 [ piě ] slash

Similar Characters: 刁刃

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Example Words

剪刀HSK 5	jiǎn dāo	scissors; Classifiers: 把
刺刀HSK 6	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HSK 4	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

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Example Sentences

1		mó dāo 磨刀 bù 不 wù 误 kǎn chái 砍柴 gōng 工。 Sharpening a knife can save chopping work.
2		tā 他 shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī bǎ 一把 cài dāo 菜刀。 He is holding a kitchen knife in his hand.
3		tā yòng 他用 dāo 刀 qiāng 将 píng guǒ 苹果 qiē chéng 切成 xiǎo kuài 小块。 He cut the apple into small pieces with a knife.
4		tā 他 yī bù xiǎo xīn 一不小心， shǒu zhǐ 手指 bèi 被 jiǎn dāo 剪刀 gē shāng 割伤 le 了。 He accidentally cut his finger with scissors.
5		tā 他 tōu tōu de 偷偷地 yòng 用 jiǎn dāo 剪刀 jiǎn 剪 le 了 yī 一 xiǎo kuài 小块 zhǐ 纸。 He secretly cut a small piece of paper with scissors.

More Sentences

1		mó dāo 磨刀 bù 不 wù 误 kǎn chái 砍柴 gōng 工。 Sharpening a knife can save chopping work.
2		tā 他 shǒu lǐ 手里 ná zhe 拿着 yī bǎ 一把 cài dāo 菜刀。 He is holding a kitchen knife in his hand.
3		tā yòng 他用 dāo 刀 qiāng 将 píng guǒ 苹果 qiē chéng 切成 xiǎo kuài 小块。 He cut the apple into small pieces with a knife.
4		tā 他 yī bù xiǎo xīn 一不小心， shǒu zhǐ 手指 bèi 被 jiǎn dāo 剪刀 gē shāng 割伤 le 了。 He accidentally cut his finger with scissors.
5		tā 他 tōu tōu de 偷偷地 yòng 用 jiǎn dāo 剪刀 jiǎn 剪 le 了 yī 一 xiǎo kuài 小块 zhǐ 纸。 He secretly cut a small piece of paper with scissors.

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