Chinese word dictionary

跨刀

kuà dāo · to appear in sb's show; (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it

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Word information

Simplified跨刀

Traditional跨刀

Pinyinkuà 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.

跨kuà

to straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across

刀dāo

knife; old coin; measure

How to learn 跨刀

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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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

剪刀jiǎndāo

scissors; CL:把[ba3]

跨kuà

to step across; to stride over; to straddle; to span

跨度kuàdù

span; horizontal distance between vertical supports

跨国kuàguó

transnational; multinational

跨越kuàyuè

to step across; step over