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刀片
dāo piàn
Pinyin
Definition
刀片
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dāo piàn
blade
razor blade
tool bit
Character Decomposition
刀
刀
片
片
Related Words
(20)
图片
tú piàn
1
image
2
picture
3
photograph
4
CL:張|张[zhāng]
大片
dà piàn
1
wide expanse
2
large area
3
vast stretch
4
extending widely
5
blockbuster movie
照片
zhào piàn
1
photograph
2
picture
3
CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
片
piān
1
disk
2
sheet
刀
Dāo
1
surname Dao
刀剑
dāo jiàn
1
sword
刀子
dāo zi
1
knife
2
CL:把[bǎ]
切片
qiē piàn
1
to slice
2
slice
3
thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
1
scissors
2
CL:把[bǎ]
动画片
dòng huà piàn
1
animated film
卡片
kǎ piàn
1
card
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
1
just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
名片
míng piàn
1
(business) card
唱片
chàng piàn
1
gramophone record
2
LP
3
music CD
4
musical album
5
CL:張|张[zhāng]
大刀
dà dāo
1
broadsword
2
large knife
3
machete
底片
dǐ piàn
1
negative
2
photographic plate
影片
yǐng piàn
1
film
2
movie
3
CL:部[bù]
恐怖片
kǒng bù piàn
1
horror movie
2
CL:部[bù]
成片
chéng piàn
1
(of a large number of things) to form an expanse
2
to cover an area
明信片
míng xìn piàn
1
postcard
Idioms
(20)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
1
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
2
fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
1
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
2
one solution fits a diversity of problems
3
one size fits all
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
1
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
2
fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
1
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
2
fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
1
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
2
double dealing and back stabbing
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
1
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
1
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
1
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
2
fig. invulnerable
3
untouchable
4
thick-skinned
5
impervious to criticism
刀锯斧钺
dāo jù fǔ yuè
1
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
1
just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
1
to get straight to the point (idiom)
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
1
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
2
fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
1
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
1
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
2
fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
3
the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
1
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
1
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
心如刀割
xīn rú dāo gē
1
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
2
to be torn with grief
Sample Sentences