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  • 1

    n.ancient weapon; knife; sword

    • yī bǎ dāo

      a knife

    • cān dāo

      table knife

    • dùn dāo

      dull knife

  • 2

    n.something shaped like a knife

    • bīng dāo

      ice skates

    • zhá dāo

      guillotine

    • wān yuè xiàng dāo

      The curved moon is like a sword.

  • 3

    measure word(unit for counting sheets of paper that entails 100 sheets of paper) one hundred sheets of paper

    • yī dāo zhǐ

      a hundred sheets of paper

    • àn dāo shù mài

      sell by the set of one hundred sheets

Words and phrases with 刀

  • 刀夹
    [word]cutter holder
  • 刀片
    [word]bit; razor blade
  • 刀削面
    [word]knife-pared/shaved noodles
  • 刀位
    [word]cutter spacing
  • 刀功
    [word]cutting and slicing skill; swordsmanship
  • 刀臂
    [word]tool arm
  • 刀兵
    [word]weapon; fighting
  • 刀具
    [word]general term for all cutting tools, including lathe tool, milling cutter, planer, drill bit, reamer, etc.
  • 刀尖
    [word]knife/sword point; tool nose
  • 刀耕火种
    [idiom]slash-and-burn cultivation/agriculture
  • 刀山火海
    [idiom]a mountain of swords and a sea of flames
  • 刀枪入库
    [idiom]bury the hatchet
  • 刀枪剑戟
    [idiom]swords, spears, two-edged swords and halberds
  • 刀山剑树
    [idiom]a mountain of swords and a forest of sabres
  • 刀下留人
    [idiom]Hold the execution.
  • 刀枪不入
    [idiom]neither swords nor spears can enter; very thick-skinned
  • 刀光剑影
    [idiom]glint and flash of knives and swords

Word usage

  • "刀" is often matched with measure word "把".
    • one knife

Chinese Characters with pinyin dāo