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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL: / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
HSK 3
scissors / CL:
HSK 5
sharp knife / knife (weapon)
steel knife / sword
bayonet charge
table knife / dinner knife
engraving knife; carving knife (for wood, stone etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
surname Dao
lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom) / fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard
saber / cavalry sword
V sign (hand gesture)
(engineering) gear hob (cutting tool used in manufacturing gears)
blade / razor blade / tool bit
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
thinning scissors
clasp knife / folding knife
hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
dagger
a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool)
broadsword / large knife / machete
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack
pencil sharpener / CL:
to hone (a knife)
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
cutting tool
to hold a knife / (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task; to take the reins
military knife / saber
sword and spear / weapons
scar from a knife wound
back of the knife
sickle
Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
machete
tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury
flick knife / switchblade / spring-loaded knife
file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
knife / CL:
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all
knife / CL:
swordsman / swordswoman
sword
vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:
to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
(idiom) to get straight to the point
knife and fork / CL:
razor
knife blade / crucial point
racing skates (for ice-skating)
the edge of a knife / cut / incision
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei
to act as the chief surgeon / chief surgeon
scabbard
pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
ice skates / ice skate blades
(idiom) to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
Defense of the Ancients (DotA), video game
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
hunting knife
butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines
lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands
female warrior role in Chinese opera
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
planing tool
inexpert / a botcher
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery
lictor
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
slash and burn (agriculture)
sacrificial knife and altar
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom)
(lit.) the soft knife / (fig.) underhanded tactics / devious means of attack
reamer
lit. stocks and knives / fig. any punishment equipment / torture instrument
(dialect) mantis
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
annoying person / troublemaker / pain in the neck
figure skates
Japanese sword / katana
bold and decisive
knife work (food preparation)
katana
tool change (mechanics)
blade (of a knife or sword)
(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
reamer / scissors
whetstone (for honing knives)

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