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Hanzi

刀

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

dāo, diāo

Bopomofo

ㄉㄠ, ㄉㄧㄠ

Jyutping

dou1

Example sentences

刀 dāo
這把刀很鋒利。
这把刀很锋利。

This knife is very sharp.

利 lì
這把刀很利。
这把刀很利。

This knife is very sharp.

菜刀 càidāo
廚師用菜刀把南瓜切片。
厨师用菜刀把南瓜切片。

The cook used a kitchen knife to slice the pumpkin.

剁 duò
她用菜刀剁洋蔥，準備包餃子。
她用菜刀剁洋葱，准备包饺子。

She chops the onion with a cleaver before making dumplings.

刀子 dāozi
這把刀子很鋒利，使用時要小心。
这把刀子很锋利，使用时要小心。

This knife is very sharp, so be careful when using it.

割傷 / 割伤 gēshāng
她不小心被刀子割傷了手指。
她不小心被刀子割伤了手指。

She accidentally cut her finger with a knife.

一刀切 yīdāoqiē
教育政策不能一刀切，還要考慮不同地區的需要。
教育政策不能一刀切，还要考虑不同地区的需要。

Education policy cannot be applied with a one-size-fits-all approach; it must also consider the needs of different regions.

Example Vocabulary

刀

dao1

knife; sword; measure word for paper

菜刀

cai4'dao1

kitchen knife; cleaver

借刀殺人

jie4'dao1'sha1'ren2

兩肋插刀

刀具

dao1'ju4

刀子

dao1'zi

knife; small knife

刀郎

一刀兩斷

yi1'dao1'liang3'duan4

一刀切

yi1'dao1'qie1

to apply a one-size-fits-all approach; to treat everything uniformly

冰刀

bing1'dao1

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