刀刃

dāorèn

noun #14,825

Meanings

1 knife blade
2 cutting edge
3 crucial point

Characters

edge of a blade

Examples

HSK 3

要把钱花在刀刃上。

Yào bǎ qián huā zài dāorèn shàng.

You should spend money where it counts.

HSK 4

小心刀刃，别切到手。

Xiǎoxīn dāorèn, bié qiē dào shǒu.

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

Tips

usage

The idiom 好钢用在刀刃上 - '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