Chinese word dictionary

滚刀

gǔn dāo · (engineering) gear hob (cutting tool used in manufacturing gears)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified滚刀

Traditional滾刀

Pinyingǔn 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.

滚gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

刀dāo

knife; old coin; measure

How to learn 滚刀

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.

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.

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Words with the same characters

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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

滚gǔn

to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!

剪刀jiǎndāo

scissors; CL:把[ba3]

摇滚yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off

滚动gǔndòng

to roll; (to do sth) in a loop; to scroll (computing); to progressively expand (economics); to rumble (of thunder)