dāo
火刀
knife; bladed tool; something shaped like a knife
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Meanings
4 senses · 8 examplesnoun
knife; bladed tool; blade
A general term for knives and similar cutting tools.
Chú厨
shī师
yòng用
zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
qiē切
cài菜
。
The chef uses this knife to cut vegetables.
Zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
de的
dāo刀
fēng锋
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
。
The blade of this knife is very sharp.
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Tā他
yǒu有
yī一
bǎ把
shōu收
cáng藏
de的
jūn军
dāo刀
。
He has a collectible military knife.
noun
something shaped like a knife; blade
Used in compound words to describe objects with a blade-like shape (e.g., 冰刀, 镰刀).
Huá滑
bīng冰
yòng用
de的
bīng冰
dāo刀
xū需
yào要
jīng经
cháng常
dǎ打
mó磨
。
The blades for ice skating need to be sharpened regularly.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jī机
qì器
de的
dāo刀
piàn片
xū需
yào要
gēng更
huàn换
le了
。
The blade of this machine needs to be replaced.
classifier
measure word for tasks done with a knife
A specific, less common measure word.
Tā他
yī一
dāo刀
jiù就
bǎ把
shéng绳
zi子
kǎn砍
duàn断
le了
。
He cut the rope with one stroke of the knife.
noun
flint striker; fire steel (火刀)
dialectArchaic tool for striking a spark to start a fire. Labeled as dialectal (〈方〉) in the source.
Zài在
huǒ火
chái柴
fā发
míng明
qián前
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
yòng用
huǒ火
dāo刀
hé和
huǒ火
shí石
qǔ取
huǒ火
。
Before matches were invented, people often used flint strikers and flint to start fires.
Zhè这
ge个
huǒ火
dāo刀
shì是
wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
liú留
xià下
de的
lǎo老
wù物
jiàn件
。
This fire steel is an old object left by my grandfather.