Chinese word dictionary

跑刀

pǎo dāo · racing skates (for ice-skating)

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Word information

Simplified跑刀

Traditional跑刀

Pinyinpǎo dāo

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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

跑pǎo

to run, to flee, to escape

刀dāo

knife; old coin; measure

How to learn 跑刀

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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跑pǎo

to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off

跑步pǎobù

to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double

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

剪刀jiǎndāo

scissors; CL:把[ba3]

跑道pǎodào

athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip)

奔跑bēnpǎo

to run