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磨刀
módāo
1. to hone (a knife)
Uncommon • Top 45%

Character Breakdown

磨
mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
HSK 6 16 丶
刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4 2 丶

Compound Words (2)

磨刀石
módāoshí
whetstone (for honing knives)
细磨刀石
xìmòdāoshí
whetstone (for honing knives)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
37,575 of 84,292