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菜刀 (cài dāo): Kitchen knife — Meaning & Stroke Order

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菜刀 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyincài dāo

Meaningkitchen knife

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Word菜刀

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Example Sentences with 菜刀

Mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

cài菜

dāo刀

qiē切

cài菜

。

Mom uses a kitchen knife to cut vegetables.

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菜单cài dānHSK 3
蔬菜shū càiHSK 5
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咸菜xián cài
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Words with 刀

剪刀jiǎn dāoHSK 5
刀子dāo zi
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小刀xiǎo dāo
铡刀zhádāo
铣刀xǐdāo
铰刀jiǎodāo
千刀万剐qiāndāowànguǎ