水果刀
shuǐ guǒ dāo
Pinyin

Definition

水果刀
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shuǐ guǒ dāo
  1. paring knife
  2. fruit knife
  3. CL:把[bǎ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刀
Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
如果
rú guǒ
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 in case
  3. 3 in the event that
效果
xiào guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 efficacy
  4. 4 (theater) sound or visual effects
果然
guǒ rán
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 sure enough
  3. 3 as expected
  4. 4 if indeed
水
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui

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
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我有一把水果刀，可以切菜。
wǒ yǒu yī bǎ shuǐguǒdāo ，kěyǐ qiē cài 。
I have a fruit knife. It can cut vegetables.
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被告陈瑶在防卫过程中，在忍无可忍的情况下，抓起身边的水果刀刺向了被害人。被告陈瑶对自己的行为已经感到非常地后悔，希望法庭能够考虑上述情况，给予从轻处罚。
bèigào Chén Yáo zài fángwèi guòchéng zhōng ，zài rěnwúkěrěn de qíngkuàng xià ，zhuā qǐ shēnbiān de shuǐguǒdāo cì xiàng le bèihàirén 。bèigào Chén Yáo duì zìjǐ de xíngwéi yǐjīng gǎndào fēicháng de hòuhuǐ ，xīwàng fǎtíng nénggòu kǎolǜ shàngshù qíngkuàng ，jǐyǔ cóngqīng chǔfá 。
The defendant, Chen Yao, in self defense, and under unbearable circumstances, grabbed the fruit knife next to her and stabbed the victim. The defendant, Chen Yao, has felt great remorse over her actions. It is our hope that the court can consider the aforementioned circumstances and issue a lenient sentence.
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是，一把水果刀。经检验，发现有陈瑶的指纹。
shì ，yī bǎ shuǐguǒdāo 。jīng jiǎnyàn ，fāxiàn yǒu Chén Yáo de zhǐwén 。
Yes. It was a fruit knife. Testing revealed Chen Yao's fingerprints.
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