Character data

HSK 4

FREQUENCY 1067th character

RADICAL ⼑ (18.0)

STROKES 2

INDEX # 18

刀 dāo

knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs

HSK 4 #1067

刀 dāo

Word	Meaning
屠刀 tú dāo	butcher's knife; abattoir hatchet
刮胡刀 guā hú dāo	razor
单刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù	to get straight to the point (idiom)
尖刀 jiān dāo	dagger
折刀 zhé dāo	folding knife; clasp knife
笑里藏刀 xiào lǐ cáng dāo	smiling on the outside, cruel inside
刮刀 guā dāo	scraper; spatula
磨刀 mó dāo	to hone (a knife)
刀剑 dāo jiàn	sword
千刀万剐 qiān dāo wàn guǎ	to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
大刀阔斧 dà dāo kuò fǔ	bold and decisive
小试牛刀 xiǎo shì niú dāo	to show a bit of one's skill; try out ability
锉刀 cuò dāo	file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
钢刀 gāng dāo	steel knife; sword
刀鞘 dāo qiào	scabbard
卷笔刀 juǎn bǐ dāo	pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
宝刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo	fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
磨刀石 mó dāo shí	whetstone (for honing knives)
铡刀 zhá dāo	lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
马刀 mǎ dāo	saber; cavalry sword
单刀赴会 dān dāo fù huì	fig. to go alone into enemy lines
磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò	fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
一刀切 yī dāo qiē	lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
二把刀 èr bǎ dāo	inexpert; a botcher
刀削面 dāo xiāo miàn	knife-cut noodles; hand-shaved noodles

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