卷笔刀
juǎn bǐ dāo
Pinyin

Definition

卷笔刀
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juǎn bǐ dāo
  1. pencil sharpener (blade-only type)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刀
Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
卷
juǎn
  1. 1 to roll up
  2. 2 roll
  3. 3 classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
菜刀
cài dāo
  1. 1 vegetable knife
  2. 2 kitchen knife
  3. 3 cleaver
  4. 4 CL:把[bǎ]
试卷
shì juàn
  1. 1 examination paper
  2. 2 test paper
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
交卷
jiāo juàn
  1. 1 to hand in one's examination script
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
刀具
dāo jù
  1. 1 cutting tool
刀剑
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword
刀子
dāo zi
  1. 1 knife
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
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
刀片
dāo piàn
  1. 1 blade
  2. 2 razor blade
  3. 3 tool bit
刀郎
Dāo láng
  1. 1 Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
刀锋
dāo fēng
  1. 1 cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
刺刀
cì dāo
  1. 1 bayonet
剃须刀
tì xū dāo
  1. 1 shaver
  2. 2 razor
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
  1. 1 scissors
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
卷子
juǎn zi
  1. 1 steamed roll
  2. 2 spring roll
卷心菜
juǎn xīn cài
  1. 1 cabbage
  2. 2 CL:棵[kē]

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]
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
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
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
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
  1. 1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
心如刀割
xīn rú dāo gē
  1. 1 to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
  2. 2 to be torn with grief

Sample Sentences

八十块！这么贵，不行！买这个小青蛙卷笔刀吧，只要五块钱。
bāshí kuài ！zhème guì ，bùxíng ！mǎi zhè ge xiǎo qīngwā juǎnbǐdāo ba ，zhǐyào wǔ kuài qián 。
Eighty RMB! It's so expensive. That's out of the question! Buy this little frog pencil sharpener. It's only five RMB.
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妈妈，我要买这个小火车卷笔刀。
māma ，wǒ yào mǎi zhè ge xiǎo huǒchē juǎnbǐdāo 。
Mom, I want to buy this little train pencil sharpener.
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铅笔，橡皮，文具盒，还有卷笔刀。
qiānbǐ ，xiàngpí ，wénjùhé ，háiyǒu juǎnbǐdāo 。
Pencils, erasers, pencil case, and a pencil sharpener.
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用卷笔刀削
yòng juǎnbǐdāo xiāo
to use a pencil sharpener to sharpen
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