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刀

dāo · dao/Dāo · dao

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HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 把 bǎ

Meaning

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dāo 刀

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

Dāo 刀

  1. surname Dao
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The knife we did not need

  1. Dengdeng

    帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拿(ná)一下(yīxià)那把(nàbǎ)刀(dāo)。

    Help me get that knife.

  2. Liangliang

    哪把(nǎbǎ)？这把(zhèbǎ)太小(tàixiǎo)了(le)。

    Which one? This one is too small.

  3. Dengdeng

    切(qiē)西瓜(xīguā)要(yào)用(yòng)大(dà)刀(dāo)。

    To cut a watermelon, you need a big knife.

  4. Liangliang

    给(gěi)你(nǐ)，小心(xiǎoxīn)点(diǎn)。

    Here you go. Be careful.

  5. Dengdeng

    这把(zhèbǎ)刀(dāo)好(hǎo)钝(dùn)，切(qiē)不(bù)开(kāi)西瓜(xīguā)。

    This knife is so blunt it cannot cut the watermelon.

  6. Liangliang

    别(bié)找(zhǎo)刀(dāo)了(le)，西瓜(xīguā)我(wǒ)用(yòng)勺子(sháozi)吃(chī)了(le)一半(yībàn)。

    Stop looking for a knife. I already ate half the watermelon with a spoon.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)能(néng)借(jiè)一(yí)下(xià)你(nǐ)的(de)刀(dāo)吗(ma)？

May I borrow your knife?

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02

这(zhè)把(bǎ)刀(dāo)很(hěn)锋(fēng)利(lì)，切(qiē)菜(cài)很(hěn)方(fāng)便(biàn)。

This knife is very sharp, so it's convenient for chopping vegetables.

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