dāo

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Character · Noun · ClassifierTraditional刀

knife; sword; shaped like a blade; classifier for cuts of paper

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Meanings

4 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

knife; sword; bladed weapon or tool

General term for bladed tools used for cutting or as weapons.

Tā他
yòng用
dāo刀
qiē切
cài菜
 。

He uses a knife to cut vegetables.

Zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
 。

This knife is very sharp.

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Gǔ古
dài代
de的
wǔ武
shì士
pèi佩
zhe着
dāo刀
 。

Ancient warriors wore swords.

Tā他
suí随
shēn身
dài带
zhe着
yī一
bǎ把
Ruì瑞
shì士
jūn军
dāo刀
 。

He carries a Swiss army knife with him.

Dāo刀
gēng耕
huǒ火
zhòng种
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
nóng农
yè业
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

Slash-and-burn cultivation is an ancient agricultural method.

2.

noun

something shaped like a blade or knife

Used to describe objects whose shape resembles that of a blade.

Bīng冰
dāo刀
shì是
huá滑
bīng冰
xié鞋
de的
jīn金
shǔ属
dāo刀
piàn片
 。

Ice skates have metal blades.

Tā他
de的
xià下
ba巴
hěn很
jiān尖
 ，
xiàng像
yī一
bǎ把
dāo刀
 。

His chin is very sharp, like a blade.

3.

classifier

classifier for cuts or slices (especially of paper)

technical

Primarily used as a measure word for paper (e.g., 一百刀纸 means one hundred sheets/cuts of paper).

Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
mǎi买
yī一
bǎi百
dāo刀
zhǐ纸
 。

I need to buy one hundred sheets of paper.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
AA
sì4
zhǐ纸
shì是
wǔ五
bǎi百
dāo刀
yī一
bāo包
de的
 。

This A4 paper comes in packs of five hundred sheets.

4.

noun

a surname (Dāo)

name

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Dāo刀
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Dāo is our new neighbor.