军刀 (軍刀)
jūn dāo
Pinyin
Definition
军刀 (軍刀)
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- military knife
- saber
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surname Dao
- 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)
- 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
- 1 cutting tool
Idioms (20)
一刀两断
- 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
- 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
- 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
- 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
- 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
Sample Sentences
我觉得更像是一把军刀,喀嚓一声,砍了下来。
I think it looks even more like a saber slicing downwards.
不管是开瓶器也好,军刀、牙膏也好,总之这些争议也大大地提升了这栋楼的人气。就像北京的央视大楼,奥运会的鸟巢和水立方,大家越争,它们越火。
Regardless of whether or not it looks like a bottle opener, a saber, or toothpaste, these kinds of arguments actually help make people more aware of these buildings. Like Beijing's CCTV building, the Olympic Bird's Nest, and the Water Cube. The more people talk about them, the more popular they become.
啊,怪不得,我想一般的旅游也不会带头灯、睡袋还有瑞士军刀什么的。你干吗不提前跟我说一下?我好有个准备。
Oh, no wonder. I didn't think most tourists would take a headlamp, sleeping bag and Swiss Army knife. Why didn't you tell me in advance? I could have gotten ready.