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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
blade / razor blade / tool bit
cutting tool
swordsman / swordswoman
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)
tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury
sword
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
surname Dao
knife / CL:
sickle
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
knife / CL:
scar from a knife wound
reamer
table knife / dinner knife
to hone (a knife)
knife and fork / CL:
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
sword and spear / weapons
bayonet
razor
to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
lictor
broadsword / large knife / machete
spatula / scraper
machete
dagger
steel knife / sword
file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
military knife / saber
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
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
back of the knife
(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
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
scabbard
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom)
the edge of a knife / cut / incision
hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet
saber / cavalry sword
bold and decisive
to act as the chief surgeon / chief surgeon
Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
clasp knife / folding knife
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
female warrior role in Chinese opera
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool)
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
ice skates / ice skate blades
to appear in sb's show / (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
real swords, real spears (idiom) / real weapons / very much for real / every bit real / the genuine article
planing tool
to get straight to the point (idiom)
(dialect) mantis
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
racing skates (for ice-skating)
knife blade / crucial point
slash and burn (agriculture)
hunting knife
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines
sacrificial knife and altar
sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands
inexpert / a botcher
(lit.) the soft knife / (fig.) underhanded tactics / devious means of attack
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
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
figure skates
tool change (mechanics)
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
(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
penetration of a cutting tool
reamer / scissors
Japanese sword / katana
knife work (food preparation)
blade (of a knife or sword)
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
scraper / trowel / putty knife
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
katana
knife, saw and cauldron / ancient instruments of torture / fig. torture
annoying person / troublemaker / pain in the neck
scythe
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
nail clipper
razor
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom) / fig. to rush to the rescue / to play the white knight

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