刀

dāoㄉㄠ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
surname Dao
2
knife
3
blade
4
single-edged sword
5
cutlass
6
CL:把[ba3]
7
(slang) dollar (loanword)
8
classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)

Examples

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这把刀的刀锋很利。

這把刀的刀鋒很利。

The knife has a keen blade.

這把刀不夠鋒利。

This knife won't cut well.

這把刀不夠鋒利。

This knife is not sharp enough.

那不是一把刀。这才是一把刀。

那不是一把刀。這纔是一把刀。

That's not a knife. THIS is a knife.

请给我们两把刀和四把叉。

請給我們兩把刀和四把叉。

Give us two knives and four forks, please.

Related: 刀

剪刀

jiǎn dāo

scissors

开刀

kāi dāo

(of a surgeon) to perform an operation

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