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磨刀

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mó dāo

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Definitions

  1. 1. to hone (a knife)

Example Sentences

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湯姆在 磨刀 。
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Words Containing 磨刀

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
mó dāo shí

whetstone (for honing knives)

磨刀霍霍
mó dāo huò huò

lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)

细磨刀石
xì mò dāo shí

whetstone (for honing knives)

Child Words of 磨刀

刀
dāo

knife

磨
mó

to rub

磨
mò

grindstone

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