dāo

knife; old coin; measure

HSK 4 #1067

DEFINITIONS

刀 dāo
  • surname Dao
  • knife
  • blade
  • single-edged sword
  • cutlass
  • CL:把[ba3]
  • (slang) dollar (loanword)
  • classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  • classifier for knife cuts or stabs

STROKES

WORDS

武士 wǔ shì dāo katana
杀鸡焉用牛 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
殺雞焉用牛 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
油灰 yóu huī dāo putty knife
ní dāo trowel
块 gǔn dāo kuài chunks obtained by repeatedly cutting a vegetable diagonally and rotating the vegetable after each cut
塊 gǔn dāo kuài chunks obtained by repeatedly cutting a vegetable diagonally and rotating the vegetable after each cut
肉 gǔn dāo ròu annoying person; troublemaker; pain in the neck
肉 gǔn dāo ròu annoying person; troublemaker; pain in the neck
潜水 qián shuǐ dāo dive knife
潛水 qián shuǐ dāo dive knife
火海山 huǒ hǎi dāo shān see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3]
小试 niú dāo xiǎo shì see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1]
小試 niú dāo xiǎo shì see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1]
liè dāo hunting knife
瑞士军 ruì shì jūn dāo Swiss Army knife
瑞士軍 ruì shì jūn dāo Swiss Army knife
fān dāo type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard
真枪 zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng real swords, real spears (idiom); real weapons; very much for real; every bit real; the genuine article
真槍 zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng real swords, real spears (idiom); real weapons; very much for real; every bit real; the genuine article
不误砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved
不誤砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved
鱼 qiū dāo yú Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
魚 qiū dāo yú Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
旁 lì dāo páng name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc; see also 刂[dao1]