Hanzi

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

dāo
這把刀很鋒利。
这把刀很锋利。

This knife is very sharp.

這把刀很利。
这把刀很利。

This knife is very sharp.

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.

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.

Example Vocabulary

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