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刀子
dāozi
1. knife
2. CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
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Character Breakdown

刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4 2 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (4)

软刀子
ruǎndāozi
(lit.) the soft knife
天上下刀子
tiānshàngxiàdāozi
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀子嘴巴，豆腐心
dāozizuǐba,dòufuxīn
lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

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Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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