Chinese word dictionary

刀口

dāo kǒu · the edge of a knife; cut; incision

Practice word

Word information

Simplified刀口

Traditional刀口

Pinyindāo kǒu

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

刀dāo

knife; old coin; measure

口kǒu

mouth; measure word

How to learn 刀口

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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口kǒu

mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls

门口ménkǒu

doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]

路口lùkǒu

crossing; intersection (of roads)

出口chūkǒu

an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port

刀dāo

knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces); surname Dao

口语kǒuyǔ

colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]