刀刃
dāo rèn
Pinyin

Definition

刀刃
 - 
dāo rèn
  1. knife blade
  2. crucial point

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刀
Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
菜刀
cài dāo
  1. 1 vegetable knife
  2. 2 kitchen knife
  3. 3 cleaver
  4. 4 classifier: 把 bǎ
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
兵刃
bīng rèn
  1. 1 (bladed) weapons

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

Sample Sentences

我知道，我只是觉得应该把钱花在刀刃上。毕竟公司的财务状况不允许我们再大手大脚了。
wǒ zhīdào ，wǒ zhǐshì juéde yīnggāi bǎ qián huā zài dāorèn shàng 。bìjìng gōngsī de cáiwù zhuàngkuàng bù yǔnxǔ wǒmen zài dàshǒudàjiǎo le 。
I understand. I just think we should spend money in where it counts. After all, the company's financial situation really doesn't allow us to throw money around anymore.
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