磨刀

mó dāo

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1. to hone (a knife)

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Example Sentences

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湯姆在 磨刀 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10514089)

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Words Containing 磨刀

• 磨刀不误砍柴工 磨刀不误砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng: lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
• 磨刀石 磨刀石 mó dāo shí: whetstone (for honing knives)
• 磨刀霍霍 磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò: lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
• 细磨刀石 细磨刀石 xì mò dāo shí: whetstone (for honing knives)

Child Words of 磨刀

• 刀 刀 dāo: knife
• 磨 磨 mó: to rub
• 磨 磨 mò: grindstone