尖刀
jiān dāo
Pinyin

Definition

尖刀
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jiān dāo
  1. dagger

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
jiān jiào
  1. 1 to screech
  2. 2 to shriek
cài dāo
  1. 1 vegetable knife
  2. 2 kitchen knife
  3. 3 cleaver
  4. 4 CL:把[bǎ]
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
dāo jù
  1. 1 cutting tool
dāo rèn
  1. 1 knife blade
  2. 2 crucial point
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword
dāo chā
  1. 1 knife and fork
  2. 2 CL:副[fù]
dāo zi
  1. 1 knife
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
dāo piàn
  1. 1 blade
  2. 2 razor blade
  3. 3 tool bit
Dāo láng
  1. 1 Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
dāo fēng
  1. 1 cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
cì dāo
  1. 1 bayonet
tì xū dāo
  1. 1 shaver
  2. 2 razor
jiǎn dāo
  1. 1 scissors
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
dà dāo
  1. 1 broadsword
  2. 2 large knife
  3. 3 machete
xiǎo dāo
  1. 1 knife
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
jiān
  1. 1 point (of needle)
  2. 2 sharp
  3. 3 shrewd
  4. 4 pointed

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 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. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 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. 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. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
刀锯斧钺
dāo jù fǔ yuè
  1. 1 knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
  1. 1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
  1. 1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
  1. 1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
心如刀割
xīn rú dāo gē
  1. 1 to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
  2. 2 to be torn with grief
心如刀绞
xīn rú dāo jiǎo
  1. 1 to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)

Sample Sentences

接着,大家又赶到203号房间。现场除了一把带血的尖刀和明显打斗过的痕迹外,卧室的地板上躺着一具四十岁左右中年男性尸体。腹部的皮肤和内脏都被破坏,骨骼也暴露在外。
jiē zhe ,dàjiā yòu gǎndào èrlíngsān hào fángjiān 。xiànchǎng chúle yī bǎ dài xiě de jiāndāo hé míngxiǎn dǎdòu guò de hénjì wài ,wòshì de dìbǎn shàng tǎngzhe yī jù sìshí suì zuǒyòu zhōngnián nánxìng shītǐ 。fùbù de pífū hé nèizàng dōu bèi pòhuài ,gǔgé yě bàolù zàiwài 。
Continuing on, the group made their way to room 203. In addition to a bloody knife and clear signs of a struggle, there lay the corpse of a 40-year old middle-aged man on the floor of the bedroom. The skin and innards around his stomach were mutilated; the bones near his abdomen were also exposed.
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