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刀
dāo
Main
English Definitionknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword); measure word for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); measure word for knife cuts or stabs; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script刀
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyindāo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dou1
Part of Speech(名) noun, (量) measure word
Measure Words把
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Part of food/place setting
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
刀具dāojùcutting tool
刀子dāoziknife
刀片dāopiànblade; razor blade; tool bit
刀剑dāojiànsword
刀锋dāofēngcutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
Words With Same Tail Word    
剪刀jiǎndāoscissors
开刀kāidāo(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
菜刀càidāovegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver
持刀chídāoto hold a knife; knife-wielding
大刀dàdāobroadsword; large knife; machete
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