刀子 dāo zi knife / CL:把[ba3] syn 锋利 鋒利 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point syn 钢铁 鋼鐵 gāng tiě steel syn 硬汉 硬漢 yìng hàn man of steel / unyielding, tough guy syn 忍心 rěn xīn to have the heart to do sth / to steel oneself to a task syn 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool syn 小刀 xiǎo dāo knife / CL:把[ba3] 手无寸铁 手無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě lit. not an inch of steel (idiom) / unarmed and defenseless syn 刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point syn 钢丝 鋼絲 gāng sī steel wire / tightrope 钢管 鋼管 gāng guǎn steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing) 磨练 磨練 mó liàn to temper oneself / to steel oneself / self-discipline / endurance syn 钢筋 鋼筋 gāng jīn steel reinforcing bar syn 钢板 鋼板 gāng bǎn steel plate syn 不锈钢 不鏽鋼 bù xiù gāng stainless steel 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn 刀叉 dāo chā knife and fork / CL:副[fu4] 刀口 dāo kǒu the edge of a knife / cut / incision syn 军刀 軍刀 jūn dāo military knife / saber 菜刀 cài dāo vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:把[ba3] 大刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 卡内基 卡內基 kǎ nèi jī Carnegie (name) / Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scots American steel millionaire and philanthropist 屠刀 tú dāo butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet 钢材 鋼材 gāng cái steel (as raw material) / steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc syn 铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàng iron club / steel rod syn 折刀 zhé dāo clasp knife / folding knife 磨刀 mó dāo to hone (a knife) syn 钢条 鋼條 gāng tiáo steel bar 炼钢 煉鋼 liàn gāng to make steel / steelmaking 势如破竹 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force syn 钢珠 鋼珠 gāng zhū steel ball / bearing ball syn 钢丝绳 鋼絲繩 gāng sī shéng hawser / steel rope syn 钢缆 鋼纜 gāng lǎn steel cable / wire cable / steel hawser syn 铁马 鐵馬 tiě mǎ armored horse / cavalry / metal chimes hanging from eaves / steel barricade / (Tw) bike 水果刀 shuǐ guǒ dāo paring knife / fruit knife / CL:把[ba3] 刀背 dāo bèi back of the knife 钢轨 鋼軌 gāng guǐ steel rail syn 刀削面 刀削麵 dāo xiāo miàn knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty syn 钢梁 鋼梁 gāng liáng steel beam / girder 宝钢 寶鋼 bǎo gāng Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 寶武鋼鐵|宝武钢铁[Bao3 wu3 Gang1 tie3] in 2016 飞刀 飛刀 fēi dāo a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool) 持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife / knife-wielding 钢制 鋼製 gāng zhì made of steel / steel (bar, screw, product etc) 刀疤 dāo bā scar from a knife wound 钢铁工业 鋼鐵工業 gāng tiě gōng yè steel industry 废钢 廢鋼 fèi gāng scrap metal / steel scrap 瑞士军刀 瑞士軍刀 ruì shì jūn dāo Swiss Army knife 霍霍 huò huò (literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife 碳钢 tàn gāng carbon steel 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) syn 钢铁厂 鋼鐵廠 gāng tiě chǎng iron and steel works / steelworks 宝钢集团 寶鋼集團 bǎo gāng jí tuán Baosteel, China's largest steel maker 槽钢 槽鋼 cáo gāng steel groove / V-shaped steel bar 钢坯 鋼坯 gāng pī billet (steel industry) 轧机 軋機 zhá jī steel rolling mill syn 轧钢 軋鋼 zhá gāng to roll steel (into sheets or bars) syn 轧制 軋製 zhá zhì rolling steel 马口铁 馬口鐵 mǎ kǒu tiě tinplate / tin (tin-coated steel) syn 恨铁不成钢 恨鐵不成鋼 hèn tiě bù chéng gāng lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) / fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations syn 心如刀绞 心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) 炼钢厂 煉鋼廠 liàn gāng chǎng steel mill 美工刀 měi gōng dāo utility knife / box cutter 柳叶刀 柳葉刀 liǔ yè dāo lancet (surgeon's knife) 轧钢厂 軋鋼廠 zhá gāng chǎng a steel rolling mill 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo treasure knife does not age (idiom) / old but still vigorous 刀 dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn 钢 鋼 gāng steel syn 削 xiāo to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc) syn 轧 軋 zhá to roll (steel) syn 杠 槓 gàng coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion / hyphen / dash syn 刊 栞 kān old variant of 刊[kan1] / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend syn 猎刀 獵刀 liè dāo hunting knife 戒刀 jiè dāo Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing) 弹簧刀 彈簧刀 tán huáng dāo flick knife / switchblade / spring-loaded knife 餐刀 cān dāo table knife / dinner knife 横心 橫心 héng xīn to steel oneself / to harden one's heart 钢花 鋼花 gāng huā spray (or sparks) of molten steel 刀俎 dāo zǔ sacrificial knife and altar 百炼成钢 百煉成鋼 bǎi liàn chéng gāng to be tempered into a steel syn 钢钎 鋼鐱 gāng qiān (mining) drill rod / drill steel 轧钢机 軋鋼機 zhá gāng jī a steel rolling mill 镂 鏤 lòu to engrave / to carve / hard steel syn 锟 錕 kūn steel sword 鐾 bèi to sharpen (a knife) on a stone or a strop syn 镔 鑌 bīn fine steel 镟 鏇 xuàn to shape on a lathe / to peel with a knife / to turn in (a screw) 钢丝锯 鋼絲鋸 gāng sī jù jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade) 劐 huō (coll.) to slit with a knife / (variant of 耠[huo1]) hoe / to loosen soil with a hoe syn 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom) / facing torture and execution 折刀儿 折刀兒 zhé dāo r a clasp knife / a folding knife 利刀 lì dāo sharp knife / knife (weapon) 铁杖 鐵杖 tiě zhàng steel staff / steel stick 宝武钢铁 寶武鋼鐵 bǎo wǔ gāng tiě Baowu, the world's largest steel maker, resulting from the merger of Baosteel 寶鋼集團|宝钢集团[Bao3 gang1 Ji2 tuan2] and Wuhan Iron and Steel 武漢鋼鐵|武汉钢铁[Wu3 han4 Gang1 tie3] in 2016 侧刀旁 側刀旁 cè dāo páng name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc 刀刺 dāo cì to stab / to attack with knife 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd / sharp tongue concealing a caring heart 刮勺 guā sháo scraper / trowel / putty knife 