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刀锋
dāo fēng
Pinyin
Definition
刀锋
-
dāo fēng
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
Character Decomposition
刀
刀
锋
钅
夂
一
二
丨
Related Words
(20)
刀
Dāo
1
surname Dao
菜刀
cài dāo
1
vegetable knife
2
kitchen knife
3
cleaver
4
CL:把[bǎ]
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
刀具
dāo jù
1
cutting tool
刀剑
dāo jiàn
1
sword
刀子
dāo zi
1
knife
2
CL:把[bǎ]
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
刀片
dāo piàn
1
blade
2
razor blade
3
tool bit
刀郎
Dāo láng
1
Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
刀锋
dāo fēng
1
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
剃须刀
tì xū dāo
1
shaver
2
razor
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
1
scissors
2
CL:把[bǎ]
大刀
dà dāo
1
broadsword
2
large knife
3
machete
小刀
xiǎo dāo
1
knife
2
CL:把[bǎ]
牛刀小试
niú dāo xiǎo shì
1
see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiǎo shì niú dāo]
磨刀石
mó dāo shí
1
whetstone (for honing knives)
螺丝刀
luó sī dāo
1
screwdriver
2
CL:把[bǎ]
军刀
jūn dāo
1
military knife
2
saber
镰刀
lián dāo
1
sickle
2
curved blade to cut grain
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]
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
心如刀绞
xīn rú dāo jiǎo
1
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
Sample Sentences