|  |  | knife  /  blade  /  single-edged sword  /  cutlass  / CL: 把 /  (slang) dollar (loanword)  /  classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)  /  classifier for knife cuts or stabs  | HSK 3 | 
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|  |  | lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity  / one solution fits a diversity of problems  / one size fits all  |  | 
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|  |  | surname Dao  |  | 
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|  |  | prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames  / fig. extreme danger (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | pocketknife; penknife  |  | 
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|  |  | slash and burn (agriculture)  |  | 
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|  |  | utility knife  / box cutter  |  | 
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|  |  | military knife  / saber  |  | 
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|  |  | broadsword  / large knife  / machete  |  | 
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|  |  | folding knife  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with  |  | 
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|  |  | machete  |  | 
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|  |  | female warrior role in Chinese opera  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds  |  | 
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|  |  | sword and spear  / weapons  |  | 
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|  |  | swordsman  / swordswoman  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)  / fig. to be at sb's mercy  |  | 
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|  |  | Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎 |  | 
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|  |  | bayonet  |  | 
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|  |  | bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch  |  | 
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|  |  | (idiom) to get straight to the point  |  | 
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|  |  | knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)  |  | 
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|  |  | blade (of a knife or sword)  |  | 
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|  |  | two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross  / double dealing and back stabbing  |  | 
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|  |  | shaver  / razor  |  | 
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|  |  | Swiss Army knife  |  | 
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|  |  | saber  / cavalry sword  |  | 
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|  |  | cutting tool  |  | 
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|  |  | don't use a sledgehammer on a nut  / aquila non capit muscam  |  | 
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|  |  | Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. time is a butcher's knife  / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving  / nothing gold can stay  |  | 
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|  |  | shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)  |  | 
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|  |  | 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)  |  | 
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|  |  | treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)  / fig. to go through trials and tribulations  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)  / fig. intense conflict  |  | 
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|  |  | (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)  / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)  |  | 
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|  |  | to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)  / fig. to go alone into enemy lines  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)  / fig. invulnerable  / untouchable  / thick-skinned  / impervious to criticism  |  | 
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|  |  | 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  |  | 
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|  |  | knives  / cutlery  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation  / cutting the Gordian knot  |  | 
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|  |  | reamer  / scissors  |  | 
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|  |  | the edge of a knife  / cut  / incision  |  | 
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|  |  | scar from a knife wound  |  | 
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|  |  | to sharpen a knife (or razor etc)  |  | 
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|  |  | to appear in sb's show  / (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it  |  | 
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|  |  | tool change (mechanics)  |  | 
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|  |  | rock-paper-scissors (game)  |  | 
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|  |  | spatula  / scraper  |  | 
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|  |  | Occam's razor  |  | 
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|  |  | lictor  |  | 
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|  |  | bold and decisive  |  | 
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|  |  | to hang up the sword  |  | 
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|  |  | scraper  / trowel  / putty knife  |  | 
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|  |  | bayonet charge  |  | 
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|  |  | 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  |  | 
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|  |  | to act as the chief surgeon  / chief surgeon  |  | 
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|  |  | knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty  |  | 
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|  |  | cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool  |  | 
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|  |  | cutter  / knife  |  | 
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|  |  | annoying person  / troublemaker  / pain in the neck  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. real swords and spears (idiom)  / fig. very much for real; genuine  |  | 
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|  |  | whetstone (for honing knives)  |  | 
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|  |  | blade  / razor blade  / tool bit  |  | 
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|  |  | back of the knife  |  | 
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|  |  | razor  |  | 
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|  |  | to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)  |  | 
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|  |  | lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation  / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes  |  | 
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|  |  | 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  |  | 
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|  |  | tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)  |  | 
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|  |  | lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)  / fig. to rush to the rescue  / to play the white knight  |  | 
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|  |  | name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂  in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到 , 利 , 別|别  etc  |  | 
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|  |  | planing tool  |  | 
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|  |  | peeler  / potato peeler  |  | 
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|  |  | butcher's knife  / abattoir hatchet  |  | 
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|  |  | Japanese sword  / katana  |  | 
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|  |  | (engineering) gear hob (cutting tool used in manufacturing gears)  |  | 
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|  |  | vegetable knife  /  kitchen knife  /  cleaver  / CL: 把 |  | 
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|  |  | knife work (food preparation)  |  | 
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|  |  | scabbard  |  | 
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|  |  | pencil sharpener  |  | 
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|  |  | to hone (a knife)  |  | 
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|  |  | scalpel  |  | 
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|  |  | person charged with decisive action  / hatchet man  |  | 
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