Word information
Simplified刮刀
Traditional刮刀
Pinyinguā dāo
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 刮刀
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.
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Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
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刮guā
to blow (of the wind); to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort
刀dāoknife; 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
剪刀jiǎndāoscissors; CL:把[ba3]
刮目相看guāmù-xiāngkànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth; to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)