Dictionary/刀

刀

刀 dāo

ㄉㄠ
NHSK 3TOCFL L5core 10k
1knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把)
2(slang) (loanword) dollar
3classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
4classifier for knife cuts or stabs
5(Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)
6(Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他 "I could kill him!")

Characters

Examples

nǐ你kě yǐ可以jiè借wǒ我nǐ你de的dāo刀ma吗?
你可以借我你的刀吗?
Would you lend me your knife?
我能借一下你的刀吗?
May I borrow your knife?
能借给我你的刀吗?
Can I borrow your knife?

See also: words & characters pronounced dāo