持刀
chí dāo
Pinyin

Definition

持刀
 - 
chí dāo
  1. to hold a knife
  2. knife-wielding

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
坚持
jiān chí
  1. 1 to persevere with
  2. 2 to persist in
  3. 3 to insist on
支持
zhī chí
  1. 1 to be in favor of
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to back
  4. 4 support
  5. 5 backing
  6. 6 to stand by
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
刀
Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
刀剑
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword
刀子
dāo zi
  1. 1 knife
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
  1. 1 scissors
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
大刀
dà dāo
  1. 1 broadsword
  2. 2 large knife
  3. 3 machete
扶持
fú chí
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
持
chí
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to grasp
  3. 3 to support
  4. 4 to maintain
  5. 5 to persevere
  6. 6 to manage
  7. 7 to run (i.e. administer)
  8. 8 to control
持久
chí jiǔ
  1. 1 lasting
  2. 2 enduring
  3. 3 persistent
  4. 4 permanent
  5. 5 protracted
  6. 6 endurance
  7. 7 persistence
  8. 8 to last long
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
  1. 1 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
持有
chí yǒu
  1. 1 to hold (passport, views etc)
持续
chí xù
  1. 1 to continue
  2. 2 to persist
  3. 3 sustainable
  4. 4 preservation
矜持
jīn chí
  1. 1 reserved
  2. 2 aloof
维持
wéi chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to preserve
菜刀
cài dāo
  1. 1 vegetable knife
  2. 2 kitchen knife
  3. 3 cleaver
  4. 4 CL:把[bǎ]
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
刀锯斧钺
dāo jù fǔ yuè
  1. 1 knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
危而不持
wēi ér bù chí
  1. 1 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
各持己见
gè chí jǐ jiàn
  1. 1 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
  1. 1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
  1. 1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè
  1. 1 to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end
坚持不渝
jiān chí bù yú
  1. 1 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it

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