刀

Knife in Chinese: 刀 (dāo)

dāo

knife

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1knife
  2. 2blade
  3. 3single-edged sword
  4. 4cutlass
  5. 5(slang) dollar (loanword)
  6. 6classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  7. 7classifier for knife cuts or stabs

Stroke order

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刀

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄠ

dāo

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 刀 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 少一把刀。

    shǎo yì bǎ dāo。

    There is a knife missing.

  • 你有刀吗？

    nǐ yǒu dāo ma？

    Do you have a knife?

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Related words

剪刀

jiǎn dāo

scissors

到底

dào dǐ

finally

调查

diào chá

investigation

断

duàn

to break

顿

dùn

to stop

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

范围

fàn wéi

range

访问

fǎng wèn

to visit

丰富

fēng fù

to enrich

父亲

fù qīn

father

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