两面三刀 (liǎng miàn sān dāo): Double-dealing (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 2

liǎng两

two (of something)

HSK 3.0 · L2

miàn面

side; aspect; surface

HSK 1

sān三

three

HSK 4

dāo刀

knife

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Example Sentences with 两面三刀

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

duì对

nǐ你

hěn很

hǎo好

，

bèi背

dì地

lǐ里

què却

shuō说

nǐ你

huài坏

huà话

，

zhēn真

shì是

gè个

liǎng两

miàn面

sān三

dāo刀

de的

rén人

。

He seems nice to your face but talks behind your back—he's a real two-faced person.

zài在

zhí职

chǎng场

zhōng中

，

yào要

xiǎo小

xīn心

nà那

xiē

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下面

xià miàn

below

外面wài miànoutside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

里面lǐ miàninside

面条miàn tiáonoodles

三番五次

sān fān wǔ cì

Repeatedly / Over and over again

举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sāndraw inferences about other cases from one instance

接二连三jiē èr lián sānone after another / in quick succession

朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìchange one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive

刀叉

dāo chā

knife and fork

刀口dāo kǒuknife edge; incision

刀子dāo ziknife

刀片dāo piànblade / razor blade

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Example Sentences with 两面三刀

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

duì对

nǐ你

hěn很

hǎo好

，

bèi背

dì地

lǐ里

què却

shuō说

nǐ你

huài坏

huà话

，

zhēn真

shì是

gè个

liǎng两

miàn面

sān三

dāo刀

de的

rén人

。

He seems nice to your face but talks behind your back—he's a real two-faced person.

zài在

zhí职

chǎng场

zhōng中

，

yào要

xiǎo小

xīn心

nà那

xiē

些

liǎng两

miàn面

sān三

dāo刀

de的

tóng同

shì事

，

tā他

men们

kě可

néng能

huì会

qiǎng抢

nǐ你

de的

gōng功

láo劳

。

In the workplace, beware of double-dealing colleagues who might steal your credit.

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