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刀

dāo

knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])

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Meaning of 刀 in English

dāoHSK 4nounSyllabus #1137
  1. knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])
  2. (slang) (loanword) dollar
  3. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  4. classifier for knife cuts or stabs
  5. (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)
  6. (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他[xiang3 dao1 ta1] "I could kill him!")
  7. surname Dao

Example sentences

  1. 我把我借来的刀还了。
    wǒ bǎ wǒ jiè lái de dāo hái le。
    I returned the knife which I had borrowed.
    Tatoeba #793873 by fucongcong · #258418 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 能借给我你的刀吗？
    néng jiè gěi wǒ nǐ de dāo ma？
    Can I borrow your knife?
    Tatoeba #8496134 by maxine · #8307703 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 能借给我你的刀吗？
    néng jiè gěi wǒ nǐ de dāo ma？
    Can you lend me your knife?
    Tatoeba #8496134 by maxine · #8540420 by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 刀

剪刀HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences