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Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
dāo
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
dou1
Short definition blade
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions knifeCdict iconMDBG iconCantofish iconAdso icon / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)MDBG icon / cutlassMDBG icon / bladeMDBG icon / single-edged swordMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: knife
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: knife; CL:把[ba3
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: knife; cutlery; falchion
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: knife'
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Sentence examples
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这把( zhè bǎ)
(dāo) blade
不好(bù hǎo) not good
(qiē qiè qiè) Tut
东西(dōng xi) stuff

This knife doesn't cut well.

(wǒ) I
(mèng) dream
(dào) to go
宝宝(bǎo bǎo) baby
(zài) (located) at
(wán) toy
(dāo) blade

I had a dream where a baby was playing with a knife.

我能(wǒnéng)
(jiè) excuse
一下(yī xià) a little
你的(nǐde) your
(dāo) blade
(ma) (question tag)

May I borrow your knife?

我是(wǒshì)
(yòng) hence
(dāo) blade
(qiē qiè qiè) Tut
蛋糕(dàn gāo) cake
(dedì) of

I used a knife to cut the cake.

这把( zhè bǎ)
(dāo) blade
(dedì) of
刀锋(dāo fēng) blade
(hěn) quite
(lì) sharp

The knife has a keen blade.

(yòng) hence
(jiǎn) shears
(dāo) blade
(jiǎn) shears
图片(tú piàn) image

Use scissors to cut out the pictures.

这把( zhè bǎ)
(dāo) blade
不够(bù gòu) not enough
锋利(fēng lì) keenness

This knife isn't sharp enough.

(nà nā nā) Na
不是(bú shì) is not
(dāo) blade
这个(zhè gè) this one
才是(cáishì)

That's not a knife. THIS is a knife.

(qǐng) to ask
(jǐ) to provide
我们( men) us
两把(liǎngbǎ)
(dāo) blade
(hé) with
(sì) 4
(bà) stem
(chā) to cross

Give us two knives and four forks, please.

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