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武士刀
wǔ shì dāo
Pinyin
Definition
武士刀
-
wǔ shì dāo
katana
Character Decomposition
武
一
弋
止
士
士
刀
刀
Related Words
(20)
人士
rén shì
1
person
2
figure
3
public figure
刀
Dāo
1
surname Dao
博士
bó shì
1
doctor
2
court academician (in feudal China)
3
Ph.D.
士兵
shì bīng
1
soldier
2
CL:個|个[gè]
女士
nu:3 shì
1
lady
2
madam
3
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
4
Miss
5
Ms
威武
wēi wǔ
1
might
2
formidable
战士
zhàn shì
1
fighter
2
soldier
3
warrior
4
CL:個|个[gè]
武器
wǔ qì
1
weapon
2
arms
3
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
武将
wǔ jiàng
1
general
2
military leader
3
fierce man
武林
wǔ lín
1
martial arts (social) circles
武汉
Wǔ hàn
1
Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
武艺
wǔ yì
1
martial art
2
military skill
武术
wǔ shù
1
military skill or technique (in former times)
2
all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
3
self-defense
4
tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
5
also called kungfu 功夫
6
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
男士
nán shì
1
man
2
gentleman
的士
dī shì
1
taxi (loanword)
绅士
shēn shì
1
gentleman
菜刀
cài dāo
1
vegetable knife
2
kitchen knife
3
cleaver
4
CL:把[bǎ]
护士
hù shi
1
nurse
2
CL:個|个[gè]
侠士
xiá shì
1
knight-errant
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
Idioms
(20)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
1
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
2
fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
1
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
2
one solution fits a diversity of problems
3
one size fits all
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
1
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
2
fig. to be at sb's mercy
仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
1
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
1
those with lofty ideals (idiom)
2
men of vision
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
1
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
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
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
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
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
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
1
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
2
fig. invulnerable
3
untouchable
4
thick-skinned
5
impervious to criticism
刀锯斧钺
dāo jù fǔ yuè
1
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
1
lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
2
idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
1
to get straight to the point (idiom)
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
1
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
2
fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
1
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
1
courageous and strong (idiom)
2
Herculean (physique etc)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
1
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
2
fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
3
the old man still has it
Sample Sentences