刀dāo
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Meanings
1. knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把 (bǎ))
2. (slang) (loanword) dollar
3. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
4. classifier 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 (xiǎngdāotā) "I could kill him!")
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That's not a knife. THIS is a knife.
If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?
If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?
I need a knife.
May I borrow your knife?
Do you have a knife?