刀 Dāo/dāo, surname Dao, knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[bǎ]/(slang) dollar (loa... 剪刀 jiǎndāo, scissors/CL:把[bǎ] 刀子 dāozi, knife/CL:把[bǎ] 刀锋 dāofēng, [刀鋒], cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool 剃刀 tìdāo, razor 小刀 xiǎodāo, knife/CL:把[bǎ] 刀片 dāopiàn, blade/razor blade/tool bit 刺刀 cìdāo, bayonet 刀刃 dāorèn, knife blade/crucial point 开刀 kāidāo, [開刀], (of a surgeon) to perform an operation/(of a patient) to have an operation/to de... 螺丝刀 luósīdāo, [螺絲刀], screwdriver/CL:把[bǎ] 砍刀 kǎndāo, machete 镰刀 liándāo, [鐮刀], sickle/curved blade to cut grain 刀枪不入 dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk... 一刀两断 yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom) 剃须刀 tìxūdāo, [剃鬚刀], shaver/razor 刀具 dāojù, cutting tool 刀叉 dāochā, knife and fork/CL:副[fù] 刀口 dāokǒu, the edge of a knife/cut/incision 两肋插刀 liǎnglèichādāo, [兩肋插刀], lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to fri... 军刀 jūndāo, [軍刀], military knife/saber 菜刀 càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ] 冰刀 bīngdāo, ice skates/ice skate blades 大刀 dàdāo, broadsword/large knife/machete 刀枪 dāoqiāng, [刀槍], sword and spear/weapons 猎刀 lièdāo, [獵刀], hunting knife 屠刀 túdāo, butcher's knife/abattoir hatchet 折刀 zhédāo, clasp knife/folding knife 刮胡刀 guāhúdāo, [刮鬍刀], razor 尖刀 jiāndāo, dagger 单刀直入 dāndāozhírù, [單刀直入], to get straight to the point (idiom) 笑里藏刀 xiàolǐcángdāo, [笑裡藏刀], lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical in... 磨刀 módāo, to hone (a knife) 刮刀 guādāo, spatula/scraper 锉刀 cuòdāo, [銼刀], file (metalworking and woodworking tool) 小试牛刀 xiǎoshìniúdāo, [小試牛刀], to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom) 刀剑 dāojiàn, [刀劍], sword 千刀万剐 qiāndāowànguǎ, [千刀萬剮], to make mincemeat of sb/to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing) 大刀阔斧 dàdāokuòfǔ, [大刀闊斧], bold and decisive 钢刀 gāngdāo, [鋼刀], steel knife/sword 卷笔刀 juǎnbǐdāo, [卷筆刀], pencil sharpener (blade-only type) 刀鞘 dāoqiào, scabbard 磨刀石 módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives) 宝刀不老 bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ... 铡刀 zhádāo, [鍘刀], lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc) 马刀 mǎdāo, [馬刀], saber/cavalry sword 磨刀霍霍 módāohuòhuò, lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/fig. to prepare to attack/to be getting read... 单刀赴会 dāndāofùhuì, [單刀赴會], lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)/fig. to go alone into ene... 刀削面 dāoxiāomiàn, [刀削麵], knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty 二把刀 èrbǎdāo, inexpert/a botcher 刀背 dāobèi, back of the knife 水果刀 shuǐguǒdāo, paring knife/fruit knife/CL:把[bǎ] 一刀切 yīdāoqiē, lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity/one solution fits a ... 刀斧手 dāofǔshǒu, lictor 刀光血影 dāoguāngxuèyǐng, massacre 刀耕火种 dāogēnghuǒzhòng, [刀耕火種], slash and burn (agriculture) 两面三刀 liǎngmiànsāndāo, [兩面三刀], two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross/double dealing and back stabbing 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 rénwéidāozǔ,wǒwéiyúròu, [人為刀俎，我為魚肉], lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)/fig. to be at sb's mercy 侧刀旁 cèdāopáng, [側刀旁], name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in ... 借刀杀人 jièdāoshārén, [借刀殺人], to lend sb a knife to kill sb/to get sb else to do one's dirty work/to attack us... 关公面前耍大刀 Guāngōngmiànqiánshuǎdàdāo, [關公面前耍大刀], lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)/fig. to make a... 凶刀 xiōngdāo, murder weapon (i.e. knife) 刀俎 dāozǔ, sacrificial knife and altar 刀刺 dāocì, to stab/to attack with knife 刀刺性痛 dāocìxìngtòng, lancing pain 刀叶 dāoyè, [刀葉], blade 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dāozizuǐba,dòufuxīn, lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart 刀子嘴，豆腐心 dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn, to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom) 刀山火海 dāoshānhuǒhǎi, lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames/fig. extreme danger (idiom) 刀工 dāogōng, knife work (food preparation) 刀库 dāokù, [刀庫], tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing) 刀疤 dāobā, scar from a knife wound 刀笔 dāobǐ, [刀筆], writing up of official or judicial documents/pettifoggery 刀类 dāolèi, [刀類], knives/cutlery 刀螂 dāolang, (dialect) mantis 刀身 dāoshēn, blade (of a knife or sword) 刀郎 Dāoláng, Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎 刀锯斧钺 dāojùfǔyuè, [刀鋸斧鉞], knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution 刀锯鼎镬 dāojùdǐnghuò, [刀鋸鼎鑊], knife, saw and cauldron/ancient instruments of torture/fig. torture 刀马旦 dāomǎdàn, [刀馬旦], female warrior role in Chinese opera 刀鱼 dāoyú, [刀魚], tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes)/various species of cutlassfish/saury 切刀 qiēdāo, cutter/knife 切肉刀 qiēròudāo, meat cleaver 刨刀 bàodāo, planing tool 刨笔刀 bàobǐdāo, [刨筆刀], pencil sharpener 利刀 lìdāo, sharp knife/knife (weapon) 刮皮刀 guāpídāo, peeler/potato peeler 剪刀差 jiǎndāochā, prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices) 剪刀石头布 jiǎndāoshítoubù, [剪刀石頭布], rock-paper-scissors (game) 割鸡焉用牛刀 gējīyānyòngniúdāo, [割雞焉用牛刀], lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)/fig. to waste effort on a... 十字头螺刀 shízìtóuluódāo, [十字頭螺刀], Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit) 吃刀 chīdāo, penetration of a cutting tool 大刀会 dàdāohuì, [大刀會], Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, in... 大剪刀 dàjiǎndāo, shears/large scissors/secateurs 大镰刀 dàliándāo, [大鐮刀], scythe 天上下刀子 tiānshàngxiàdāozi, lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)/fig. (even if) the sky crumbles 奥卡姆剃刀 Àokǎmǔtìdāo, [奧卡姆剃刀], Occam's razor 宝刀未老 bǎodāowèilǎo, [寶刀未老], treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous 封刀 fēngdāo, to hang up the sword 小刀会 Xiǎodāohuì, [小刀會], Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion i... 开山刀 kāishāndāo, [開山刀], machete 弹簧刀 tánhuángdāo, [彈簧刀], flick knife/switchblade/spring-loaded knife 心如刀割 xīnrúdāogē, to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)/to be torn with grief 心如刀绞 xīnrúdāojiǎo, [心如刀絞], to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) 快刀斩乱麻 kuàidāozhǎnluànmá, [快刀斬亂麻], lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex... 快刀断乱麻 kuàidāoduànluànmá, [快刀斷亂麻], lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex... 戒刀 jièdāo, Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing) 手刀 shǒudāo, hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop 打薄剪刀 dǎbáojiǎndāo, thinning scissors 折刀儿 zhédāor, [折刀兒], a clasp knife/a folding knife 抹刀 mǒdāo, scraper/trowel/putty knife 拔刀相助 bádāoxiāngzhù, see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lù jiàn bù píng , bá dāo xiāng zhù] 拼刺刀 pīncìdāo, bayonet charge 持刀 chídāo, to hold a knife/knife-wielding 指甲刀 zhǐjiadāo, nail clipper 换刀 huàndāo, [換刀], tool change (mechanics) 掇刀 Duōdāo, Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[Jīng mén shì], Hubei 掇刀区 Duōdāoqū, [掇刀區], Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[Jīng mén shì], Hubei 操刀手 cāodāoshǒu, person charged with decisive action/hatchet man 放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàngxiàtúdāo,lìdìchéngfó, lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilit... 日本刀 Rìběndāo, Japanese sword/katana 时间是把杀猪刀 shíjiānshìbǎshāzhūdāo, [時間是把殺豬刀], lit. time is a butcher's knife/fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving/... 杀鸡焉用牛刀 shājīyānyòngniúdāo, [殺雞焉用牛刀], don't use a sledgehammer on a nut/aquila non capit muscam 杠刀 gàngdāo, [槓刀], to sharpen a knife (or razor etc) 柳叶刀 liǔyèdāo, [柳葉刀], lancet (surgeon's knife) 桁杨刀锯 hángyángdāojù, [桁楊刀鋸], lit. stocks and knives/fig. any punishment equipment/torture instrument 横刀夺爱 héngdāoduóài, [橫刀奪愛], to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom) 武士刀 wǔshìdāo, katana 油灰刀 yóuhuīdāo, putty knife 泥刀 nídāo, trowel 滚刀块 gǔndāokuài, [滾刀塊], chunks obtained by repeatedly cutting a vegetable diagonally and rotating the ve... 滚刀肉 gǔndāoròu, [滾刀肉], annoying person/troublemaker/pain in the neck 潜水刀 qiánshuǐdāo, [潛水刀], dive knife 火海刀山 huǒhǎidāoshān, see 刀山火海[dāo shān huǒ hǎi] 牛刀小试 niúdāoxiǎoshì, [牛刀小試], see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiǎo shì niú dāo] 瑞士军刀 Ruìshìjūndāo, [瑞士軍刀], Swiss Army knife 番刀 fāndāo, type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided sc... 真刀真枪 zhēndāozhēnqiāng, [真刀真槍], real swords, real spears (idiom)/real weapons/very much for real/every bit real/... 磨刀不误砍柴工 módāobùwùkǎncháigōng, [磨刀不誤砍柴工], lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)/fig. t... 秋刀鱼 qiūdāoyú, [秋刀魚], Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) 立刀旁 lìdāopáng, name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in ... 竹刀 zhúdāo, shinai (bamboo sword for kendō) 笔胜于刀文比武强 bǐshèngyúdāowénbǐwǔqiáng, [筆勝於刀文比武強], the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom) 细磨刀石 xìmòdāoshí, [細磨刀石], whetstone (for honing knives) 绞刀 jiǎodāo, [絞刀], reamer 美刀 Měidāo, (slang) US dollar/USD 美工刀 měigōngdāo, utility knife/box cutter 自动换刀装置 zìdònghuàndāozhuāngzhì, [自動換刀裝置], automatic tool changer (ATC) 色字头上一把刀 sèzìtóushàngyībǎdāo, [色字頭上一把刀], lit. there is a knife above the character for lust/fig. lascivious activities ca... 螺刀 luódāo, screwdriver 解剖刀 jiěpōudāo, scalpel 调药刀 tiáoyàodāo, [調藥刀], spatula 跨刀 kuàdāo, to appear in sb's show/to give one's support 路见不平，拔刀相助 lùjiànbùpíng,bádāoxiāngzhù, [路見不平，拔刀相助], lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)/fig. to rush to the rescue/... 转笔刀 zhuànbǐdāo, [轉筆刀], pencil sharpener 软刀子 ruǎndāozi, [軟刀子], (lit.) the soft knife/(fig.) underhanded tactics/devious means of attack 铅笔刀 qiānbǐdāo, [鉛筆刀], pencil sharpener/CL:把[bǎ] 铰刀 jiǎodāo, [鉸刀], reamer/scissors 镰刀斧头 liándāofǔtóu, [鐮刀斧頭], the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor) 镰刀细胞贫血 liándāoxìbāopínxuè, [鐮刀細胞貧血], sickle cell anemia 长柄大镰刀 chángbǐngdàliándāo, [長柄大鐮刀], scythe 飞刀 fēidāo, [飛刀], a throwing knife/fly cutter (machine tool) 餐刀 cāndāo, table knife/dinner knife