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