番刀 fān dāo

aboriginal Taiwan long knife; machete

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard

Characters

Character Meaning
番 fān HSK 6
one time; kind; foreign, non-Chinese
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs