dāo

刀 (dāo) is a Chinese word meaning “knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)”.

Meanings

  1. 1knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])
  2. 2(slang) (loanword) dollar
  3. 3classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  4. 4classifier for knife cuts or stabs
  5. 5(Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)
Part of speech
noun

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