Word information
Simplified马刀
Traditional馬刀
Pinyinmǎ dāo
Part of speechDictionary
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Character breakdown
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How to learn 马刀
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马mǎ
horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
马路mǎlùstreet; road; CL:條|条[tiao2]
马上mǎshàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
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]
马虎mǎhucareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy