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  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)
HSK 3
scissors / CL:
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
surname Dao
pocketknife; penknife
utility knife / box cutter
military knife / saber
broadsword / large knife / machete
folding knife
machete
knife / CL:
bayonet
knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
shaver / razor
Swiss Army knife
saber / cavalry sword
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
reamer / scissors
to sharpen a knife (or razor etc)
to appear in sb's show / (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it
tool change (mechanics)
spatula / scraper
Occam's razor
to hang up the sword
scraper / trowel / putty knife
bayonet charge
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
to act as the chief surgeon / chief surgeon
cutter / knife
razor
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
screwdriver / CL:
planing tool
peeler / potato peeler
scythe
butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet
Japanese sword / katana
(engineering) gear hob (cutting tool used in manufacturing gears)
vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:
pencil sharpener
to hone (a knife)
scalpel
figure skates
engraving knife; carving knife (for wood, stone etc)
paring knife / fruit knife / CL:
inexpert / a botcher
ice skates / ice skate blades
lancet (surgeon's knife)
damn; friggin'; goddamn; fucking
meat cleaver
reamer
machete
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
flick knife / switchblade / spring-loaded knife
pencil sharpener
scythe
table knife / dinner knife
folding knife; jackknife; pocketknife / Tibetan waist knife
dive knife
steel knife / sword
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) / fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter / also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀
shears / large scissors / secateurs
katana
(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
(slang) US dollar / USD
sharp knife / knife (weapon)
razor
type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard
nail clipper
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
scythe
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
scythe
sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands
racing skates (for ice-skating)
file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) / (dialect) screwdriver
pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
hunting knife
lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
putty 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
Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
screwdriver
dagger
to hold a knife / knife-wielding
spatula
sickle
penetration of a cutting tool
thinning scissors
pencil sharpener / CL:
a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool)
trowel


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