刀刃

dāorèn

noun #14,825

Meanings

1 knife blade
2 cutting edge
3 crucial point

Characters

edge of a blade

Examples

小心刀刃，别切到手。

Xiǎoxīn dāorèn, bié qiē dàoshǒu.

Be careful of the blade, don't cut your hand.

要把钱花在刀刃上。

Yào bǎ qián huā zài dāorèn shàng.

You should spend money where it counts.

Tips

usage

The idiom 好钢用在刀刃上 (hǎo gāng yòng zài dāorèn shàng) — 'use good steel on the blade's edge' — means to put resources where they matter most. The shortened form 花在刀刃上 is extremely common.

Stroke Order

刀 dāo

刃 rèn