菜刀 cài dāo ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄠ coi3 dou1
- vegetable knife
- kitchen knife
- cleaver
- CL: 把 bǎ ㄅㄚˇ
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菜
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 菜单 菜單 cài dān ㄘㄞˋ ㄉㄢ coi3 daan1 menu
- 菠菜 bō cài ㄅㄛ ㄘㄞˋ bo1 coi3 spinach
- 蔬菜 shū cài ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˋ so1 coi3 vegetables
- 青菜 qīng cài ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ ceng1 coi3 green vegetables
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- 点菜 點菜 diǎn cài ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˋ dim2 coi3 to order dishes (in a restaurant)
- 菜市场 菜市場 cài shì chǎng ㄘㄞˋ ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ coi3 si5 coeng4 food market
- A菜 A cài ˙ㄚ ㄘㄞˋ coi3 (Tw) A-choy, or Taiwanese lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. sativa) (from Taiwanese 萵仔菜, Tai-lo pr. [ue-á-tshài] or [e-á-tshài])
- 上菜 shàng cài ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄞˋ soeng5 coi3 to serve food
- 主菜 zhǔ cài ㄓㄨˇ ㄘㄞˋ zyu2 coi3 main course
- 干菜 乾菜 gān cài ㄍㄢ ㄘㄞˋ gon1 coi3 dried vegetable
- 什菜 shí cài ㄕˊ ㄘㄞˋ zaap6 coi3 mixed vegetables
- 做菜 zuò cài ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄞˋ zou6 coi3 to cook
- 冬菜 dōng cài ㄉㄨㄥ ㄘㄞˋ dung1 coi3 preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
- 冰菜 bīng cài ㄅㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˋ bing1 coi3 ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)
- 冷菜 lěng cài ㄌㄥˇ ㄘㄞˋ laang5 coi3 cold dish
- 出菜 chū cài ㄔㄨ ㄘㄞˋ ceot1 coi3 (at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer
- 前菜 qián cài ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ cin4 coi3 appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
- 剩菜 shèng cài ㄕㄥˋ ㄘㄞˋ zing6 coi3 leftovers (food)
- 副菜 fù cài ㄈㄨˋ ㄘㄞˋ fu3 coi3 side dish; side order
刀
- 剪刀 jiǎn dāo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ zin2 dou1 scissors
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 主刀 zhǔ dāo ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄠ zyu2 dou1 to act as the chief surgeon
- 凶刀 兇刀 xiōng dāo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄠ knife used in a violent crime; murder weapon (knife)
- 冰刀 bīng dāo ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄠ bing1 dou1 ice skates
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- 刀俎 dāo zǔ ㄉㄠ ㄗㄨˇ dou1 zo2 sacrificial knife and altar
- 刀具 dāo jù ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ dou1 geoi6 cutting tool
- 刀刃 dāo rèn ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˋ dou1 jan6 knife blade
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 刀叉 dāo chā ㄉㄠ ㄔㄚ dou1 caa1 knife and fork
- 刀口 dāo kǒu ㄉㄠ ㄎㄡˇ dou1 hau2 the edge of a knife
- 刀塔 Dāo tǎ ㄉㄠ ㄊㄚˇ dou1 taap3 Defense of the Ancients (DotA), video game
- 刀子 dāo zi ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ dou1 zi2 knife
- 刀客 dāo kè ㄉㄠ ㄎㄜˋ dou1 haak3 swordsman
- 刀工 dāo gōng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ dou1 gung1 knife work (food preparation)
- 刀库 刀庫 dāo kù ㄉㄠ ㄎㄨˋ dou1 fu3 tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
- 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ dou1 coeng1 sword and spear
- 刀乐 刀樂 dāo lè ㄉㄠ ㄌㄜˋ dou1 lok6 (loanword) dollar
- 刀片 dāo piàn ㄉㄠ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dou1 pin2 blade
- 刀疤 dāo bā ㄉㄠ ㄅㄚ dou1 baa1 scar from a knife wound
Idioms with these characters
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
- 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ daan1 dou1 fu6 wui6 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
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- 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6 (idiom) to get straight to the point
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
- 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè ㄉㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ dou1 geoi3 fu2 jyut6 knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
- 刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ dou1 coeng1 bat1 jap6 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
- 刀枪剑戟 刀槍劍戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˇ (idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 横刀夺爱 橫刀奪愛 héng dāo duó ài ㄏㄥˊ ㄉㄠ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄞˋ waang4 dou1 dyut6 oi3 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
Example sentences
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这 這 把 菜刀 不够 不夠 锋利 鋒利 ， 所以 我 用 了 我 的 折叠刀 折疊刀 来 來 切 肉 。
The kitchen knife wasn't sharp enough to cut the meat, so I used my pocket knife.
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