dao

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Meaning of 麻刀

麻刀 means chopped hemp or flax mixed with lime for plastering walls. Pronounced má dao.

  • chopped hemp or flax mixed with lime for plastering walls

Definitions & Examples

Chuán
tǒng
de
jiàng
cháng
yòng
dāo
lái
zēng
qiáng
huī
de
rèn
xìng
 

Traditional masons often use chopped hemp to increase the toughness of mortar.

Zhè
miàn
qiáng
shì
yòng
dāo
huī
de
 
fēi
cháng
jiē
shi
 

This wall was plastered with hemp mortar and is extremely sturdy.

Gōng
shàng
de
dāo
yòng
wán
le
 
yào
zài
mǎi
xiē
 

The chopped hemp at the construction site has run out, so we need to buy some more.

Measure Words

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