刀
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!")
Characters used
Examples25
那 不是 一 把 刀。 这 才 是 一 把 刀。
That's not a knife. THIS is a knife.
他 买 一 把 刀 行, 我 买 就 不 行 了 吗?
If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?
难道 他 可以 买 一 把 刀, 而 我 就 不行 了?
If it's okay for him to buy a knife, then why on earth can't I?
我 需要 一 把 刀。
I need a knife.
我 能 借 一下 你 的 刀 吗?
May I borrow your knife?
你 有 刀 吗?
Do you have a knife?