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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL: / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
HSK 3
scissors / CL:
HSK 5
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
surname Dao
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom)
slash and burn (agriculture)
utility knife / box cutter
military knife / saber
broadsword / large knife / machete
folding knife
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
machete
female warrior role in Chinese opera
(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
knife and fork / CL:
sword and spear / weapons
swordsman / swordswoman
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom) / fig. to be at sb's mercy
Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
knife / CL:
bayonet
bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch
V sign (hand gesture)
sword
(idiom) to get straight to the point
knife / CL:
knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)
blade (of a knife or sword)
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
shaver / razor
Swiss Army knife
saber / cavalry sword
cutting tool
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 lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict
(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
knives / cutlery
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
reamer / scissors
the edge of a knife / cut / incision
scar from a knife wound
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)
rock-paper-scissors (game)
spatula / scraper
Occam's razor
lictor
bold and decisive
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
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
cutter / knife
annoying person / troublemaker / pain in the neck
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
whetstone (for honing knives)
blade / razor blade / tool bit
back of the knife
razor
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
pocketknife; penknife
razor wire
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:
tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom) / fig. to rush to the rescue / to play the white knight
name of the lateral "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in , , 別|别 etc
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:
knife work (food preparation)
scabbard
pencil sharpener
to hone (a knife)
scalpel
person charged with decisive action / hatchet man
figure skates

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